Jay-Z launches a website, UConn beats Butler, and we examine Picasso’s “uncontrollable” sex drive. Also, 50 Cent has a schnauzer named ‘Oprah Winfrey,’ a look at David Foster Wallace’s private self help library, and remembering Kurt Cobain. Plus, is cannabis the new aspirin?
1. UConn beat Butler last night 53-41 for their 3rd national title. How did this happen? [Courant]
2. I loved this article on “The Sleepless Elite.” For a small group of people (just 1% to 3% of the population), 5 hours of sleep is plenty. Natural “short sleepers” are night owls and early birds simultaneously. [WSJ]
3. The discovery of three more corpses on a beach in L.I. brings the total to eight since police began looking for a missing prostitute last year. Scary. [NYT]
4. Jay-Z creates a new life style site called Life + Times. The site will focus on a broad spectrum of topics such as music, fashion, technology and sports, contingent on Jay-Z’s interests. [Life+Times]
5. The New York Times Magazine has officially joined Tumblr. Well, at least their Style section. Check it out here: [Tmagazine]
6. Is the Chelsea Hotel going to go Condo or getting boutiqued? With contenders like Andre Balazs and Ian Schrager pining after the historic hotel, anyone’s guess is as good as mine. [NYMag] investigates.
7. In the May 2011 issue of Vanity Fair, John Richardson examines Picasso’s “uncontrollable” sex drive and deconstructs the artist’s 14-year relationship with his mistress Marie-Therese Walter, which is the subject of a major exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery. [VF]
8. The “most tax-efficient man in America.” Let Doug Stives, a former partner in an accounting firm, turned teacher, inspire you this tax season. [WSJ]
9. 50 Cent has a schnauzer named “Oprah Winfrey.” Heh. [Popdust]
10. Prom was canceled at North Andover High School due to bad pot brownies. Apparently four students became “violently ill” from eating some tainted pot brownies. In other words, they couldn’t handle it. Wayta spoil it for everyone. [Gawker]
11. Speaking of pot, read why marijuana makes things funnier, medically speaking. [Splitsider]
12. The scientific breakthrough that will turn cannabis into the new aspirin. [io9]
13. Half a million sandhill cranes pause on the platte river in Nebraska to fatten up on corn waste, worms, and other food on a break from their spring flight from mexico and the southern U.S. to breeding grounds in the far north. Nebraska pride. [Mini]
14. The art of the Skype date. If you’re stuck in a long distance relationship, there are things you need to know about making Skype work for you and not against you. [HowAboutWe]
15. These Vintage Crayons are the latest in AnOther Loves series. They are super neat: [AnOther]
16. If you haven’t read the David Grann piece in this week’s New Yorker about the murder in Guatemala, you should. Then you should check out his other works, like The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. [TNY]
17. Bravo premieres it’s latest reality program, Pregnant in Heels tonight. It follows Rosie Pope, a “baby concierge” who caters to the whims of rich pregnant ladies. It’s safe to say that I too will most likely end up hating this show, the people on the show, and the producers of the show. [Gawker]
18. Check out this excerpt from a 1962 Village Voice article describing a young Woody Allen and Bill Cosby as twentysomething contemporaries. [Doree]
19. The New York Hillbillies. Turning your home into a farm has never been chicer! Is this growing trend of living off the land as virtuous as it sounds? [NYP]
20. New Zealand creates an awkward stamp of the Royal Couple that ends up not only dividing the couple in half, but puts Kate Middleton at a lesser value than her husband-to-be. [Today]
21. Vice media empire is near a big infusion of cash. The company is preparing to announce investment partnerships with Tom Freston, MTV’s co-founder; WPP, the giant media conglomerate; and the Raine Group, a boutique investment firm. Hipsters expanding. [NYT]
22. Will Arnett has been tapped to star in NBC’s new Lorne Michaels Comedy with Christina Applegate. [THR]
23. This little girl was super peeved when she didn’t get the horse she asked for. So, she decided to turn her cow Luna into her prized jumper: [MSNBC]
24. “Page One,” the film about the NYT’s media team, now has a theatrical release date: June 17th. It looks to be the first film to be screened at the new arthouse theater on West 65th street. [TheDeadline]
25. Check out this photo of Winona Ryder from her high school in Petaluma, CA, 1985! [DirtyPreston]
26. How Local News is going mobile. Could the iPad be the new Sunday Press? [Columnfivemedia]
27. Looking for a job? McDonald’s is planning on hiring 50,000 workers in a single day. [MSNBC]
28. Inside David Foster Wallace’s private self-help library. This is a LOOONG read that I’m saving for the weekend, but can’t wait to devour! [TheAwl]
29. Kurt Cobain died 17 years ago today. Check out how the Seattle Times covered the news. [Poynter]
30. Obama has announced via Facebook that he will be holding a Town Hall meeting with Facebook CeO mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg at the Facebook headquarters on April 20th! [TC]
31. Will leave you with this really clever ad campaign by Hot Wheels. The billboard was recently erected on a bridge in Bogata, Colombia [TDW]
Well, that’s all for me today. Do you have something to include in tomorrow’s reading list? Email me! Rachelle@guestofaguest.com.
