As the world mourns the death of Elizabeth Taylor with loads of gorgeous photos and memories, Japan still struggling to rebuild and problems still seeming to amass each day around the world. But! There’s fun stuff to focus on too like Google going Gaga, a Royal Wedding Soundtrack, and a delicious looking Venn Piagram!
1. RIP Elizabeth Taylor. Catch up on our Tribute to Taylor here: [Daily Style Phile: Elizabeth Taylor]
- The @NYPL is remembering Elizabeth Taylor today by sharing photos of her from their collection on @Tumblr: [NYPL]
- I loved this piece in Vanity Fair on her love affair with Richard Burton. A good re-read today: [VF]
- Elizabeth Taylor was on Twitter. Check out her last tweets here [@DameElizabeth]
- The Times has been preparing for awhile. Read the obituary of the man that wrote her obit (he died in ’05). [NYT]
2. The Guardian put up this Interactive Map of Middle East Protests that is quite impressive. [Guardian]
3. The four journalist captured in Libya tell their gripping story of abuse in the Times today. Days of brutality. [NYT]
4. At its 1st bday, affordable care act has ensured that minorities & women have greater access to health care. [Politico]
5. Japanese refugees take their first baths — in tents set up by Japan’s Self Defense Force — since losing their homes to the earthquake. [WaPo]
6. Hacking into Times Square screens from your iPhone. Watch this geek in action: [BetaBeat]
7. Julian Schnabel discusses his new film: “A Palestinian Story” with the NY Time’s Deborah Sontag. [NYT]
8. Report faults the army in the 2001 Antrax attacks. [LAT]
9. The search for a better, safer, nuclear power. [Atlantic]
10. “Rising Sun” by Shepard Fairey — a limited edition “Dark Wave”variant released to aid relief efforts in Japan. 700 signed/numbered prints @ $60/pop, with profits going to help those affected by the Sendai earthquake. [DW]
11. A bus exploded in Jerusalem today killing one and injuring 38. [MSNBC]
12. Five Billionaires Who Party Harder Than Russell Brand’s Arthur [VF]
13. Read up on what happens when NYC community boards loose touch. [Eater]
14. Then go check out the 10 best “secret” off-the-menu dishes in NYC. In L.A., every restaurant seems to have these dishes. Good to see NYC catching on! [Eater]
15. Jane Pratt is planning a big comeback…with a 14-year old blogger. [WWD]
16. First it was pot shops. Now it’s erotic massage parlors. They are sprouting up all over Los Angeles. [LAT]
17. Ok. I’m officially obsessed with the Man Repeller’s Leandra Medine. [Daily Style Phile] Today’s “Who Wore it Best” between her and a magic fish lol.
18. Using sliding panels and walls and consummately clever thinking, architect Gary Chang revamped his tiny 344-square-foot Hong Kong apartment to be able to change it into 24 different designs. Watch! [Atlantic]
19. Heartsy is like Groupon for Etsy users. It’s totally addictive and totally cool. [Heartsy]
20. Check out these vintage Hanes ads. Super cool. [Flavorpill]
21. Royal wedding soundtrack set for instant iTunes release. An audio recording of the Royal wedding is made available to download within hours of the service ending. [Telegraph]
22. The population of Detroit is now where it was pre-auto industry. [BEZ]
23. I agree! A street art arrest is the best kind of arrest regarding Theodora Richards. [@minniemortimer]
24. Advanced Style’s Ari Cohen (an ex-gofger!) is featured on Nowness today. Watch the video below. I’m continually impressed by Ari’s work. Oh, also, check out the party we did together for Mimi Weddell at the Algonquin here: [Hats Off To Mimi Weddell]
Advanced Style: Age and Beauty on Nowness.com.
25. Also, check out these touching interviews with centenarians about their look on their long lives. [Tumblr]
26. I missed National Ravioli day. However, these babies are worth getting stuffed with any day of the year! [Today] [SippitySup]
27. Apple has responded to the outcry over an app from Christian group Exodus International aimed at “homosexual strugglers” by removing it from iTunes. Some 145,000 people signed an online petition demanding it be removed. [cultofmac]
28. The New York Times is offering certain online mavens a free access account and they cleverly are tying it into an ad campaign with Lincoln. Check out Soup Soup’s Anthony De Rosa’s invitation: [SoupSoup]
29. Elizabeth Berkeley tells the TODAY show that she’d totally be down for a “Saved by the Bell” reunion. (OMFG) [Today]
30. Lady Gaga visited the Google offices and sat down for an hour long Q&A session with VP Marissa Mayer. Watch it here:
31. We are going to have to wait, like forever for Mad Men to return to our TV sets. Bummah. [NYT]
32. I missed this in yesterday’s list but was majorly majorly upset by the news that AOL is shutting down 30 properties, including Urlesque, which was, like, one of my favorite sites to get stuff for this list. WTF AOL?! [Forbes]
33. Going to leave you with one Reddit user’s proudest creation: The Venn Piagram lol. [Reddit]
Well, that’s all for me today. Do you have something for tomorrow’s Reading List? Email me: Rachelle@guestofaguest.com!
