Britney Spears shows us what the end of the world looks like, physicists may have discovered a new force of nature, and A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano reunited. Also, check out Ben Franklin’s daily schedule. Plus! Where do the kinkiest people in America live? MORE>>>>
1. Meredith Vieira is rumored to be leaving the “Today” show this year. Her contract ends in September. [NYT]
2. The United States. The good and the bad. Find out how your state excels and how it doesn’t with these nifty maps over at [MNN]
3. America’s population of white children, a majority now, will be in the minority during this decade, sooner than previously expected. What does this mean? [NYT]
4. This is totally cool. Facebook is moving it’s offices to a 57-acre campus in Menlo Park, a small city 30 miles south of San Francisco, and our friends over at Roman and Williams are designing the cafeterias! [NYT]
5. Britney Spears’ new video “Till the World Ends” has been released. If this is what actually happens when the world ends, we are all in a lot of trouble.
6. Now, back to some things that actually matter to planet earth: physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator lab have found a suspicious bump in their data that could be evidence of a new elementary particle, or even, a new force of nature. “Nobody knows what this is, but if it is real, it would be the most significant discovery in physics in half a century.” (!) [NYT]
7. Better late than never. Twitter has finally rolled out a new interest focused home page. [TNW]
8. LA artist Tyler Shields has been collecting and using blood samples of Hollywood’s famous for his artwork. he plans on unveiling the project at his “Life is Not a Fairytale” exhibit at the Poodle Parlor in LA. [NYDN]
9. Facebook for the wealthy. Asmallworld isn’t the only option anymore. [NYT]
10. Saved By The Bell couple A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano (aka Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley) were reunited yesterday on Extra. [NAS]
11. Pringles was once a great flop, now it has sold for $2.35 billion to Diamond Foods, making Procter & Gamble very happy. The company is over 30 years old. [NYT]
12. Check out Benjamin Franklin’s Daily Schedule. [Forbes]
13. Is there some evolutionary reason as to why guys like big butts and they cannot lie? This is an awfully funny chat thread. [Reddit]
14. Poggled. It’s the Groupon for nightlife deals, and it’s just raised $5.6 million at a $33 million valuation. [TC]
15. “Dig This Gig: Find Your Dream Job – Or Invent It!” [Reuters]
16. Atlas Shrugged, the movie version of Ayn Rand’s novel, comes to theatres on April 15th. And I, for one, can not wait. Read today’s [WSJ] review of the film, and see the trailer below:
17. When is it appropriate to wear a button-down shirt. Choire Sicha is answering the real questions over at [TheAwl]
18. In this week’s New Yorker: Dexter Filkins on unrest in Yemen. James Surowiecki on Internet productivity. Laura Miller on George R. R. Martin. Alex Ross on Bach’s church cantatas. Tad Friend on Anna Faris. Tim Parks on Italy’s future. [TNY]
19. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that The Chelsea Hotel is in a contract for over $80 million. The buyer, however, isn’t named. Ian Schrager is not in the bidding game. [Curbed]
20. Julianne Moore as Hilary Clinton. Wish it would have been a reality? Well, it almost was…you can blame The Kids Are All Right” for getting in the way. [BB]
21. Alec Baldwin confirms that the next season of 30 Rock will be its last. [Vulture]
22. According to Twitter, Tennessee is the happiest state in America. Germany is the happiest country. Ironically, Tennessee is also the 8th most-unemployed state. PhD student Alex Davis may have some tweeking of his tweeting research to do. [Gawker]
23. Kate Middleton’s house, named “Oak Acre,” has swans out front. SWANS. [Chiaraatik]
24. Taylor Hanson has some advice for Justin Bieber:
“Don’t worry about the haircut. Worry about what you’re doing, because the haircut will take care of itself.” [TheDaily]
25. Artist R. Luke DuBois joined together info from 21 dating sites in order to create his own “census of the U.S.” He analyzed the profiles of over 19 million single users and took the data and made it into maps of things like where the “most lonely women/men” are located, along with where the most happy, kinky, virgin, kissing, and spanking people reside. Fascinating. [Digitallife]
26. Jared Leto remembers Kurt Cobain by imitating him. [NFTO]
27. Adzookie Homes. Leaving you with this new idea for your family on how they can make money on the side. Turn your house into an ad!
We’re looking for houses to paint. In fact, paint is an understatement. We’re looking for homes to turn into billboards. In exchange, we’ll pay your mortgage every month for as long as your house remains painted. [Adzookiehomes]
Well, that’s all for me today. Do you have something to include in tomorrow’s Reading List? Email me: Rachelle@guestofaguest.com!
