Time to say goodbye to these iconic little fellas
- Is he tacking left this week or right? Is he pandering to the base or looking ahead to a general election? On Friday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bolted to the right, vetoing the attempt to make expansion of Medicaid permanent in New Jersey. And oh, yeah—surprise!—he doesn't think President Obama knows how to lead. Can't you just feel the siren song of primaries whistling in his ears? (Susan Gardner)
- Wired has featured a geo-tagged Twitter map that originally came from the awesome floatingsheep, showing where the #StandWithWendy hashtag originated the night Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis filibustered for 13 hours. Sure, Texas was first, but there was quite a bit of interest nationally as well. (Susan Gardner)
- No book for you, Paula Deen! (Susan Gardner)
- Might Pride parades go condom-free? It almost happened in Houston. (Laura Clawson)
- It's the last day of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's iconic metal admission tags. It's a decision that makes all kinds of economic and environmental sense, but it's still a little sad. (Laura Clawson)
- Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings will be receiving payments from a $60.9 million fund, from $8,000 for people who had injuries treated at the hospital but didn't have to be admitted all the way up to:
... maximum payments of nearly $2.2 million each to two double amputees and the families of the four people slain.
Fourteen other people who lost single limbs will receive nearly $1.2 million each. In all, 232 victims will receive payments, said Camille Biros, deputy administrator of the One Fund Boston, which has been collecting public donations for the victims.
(Laura Clawson)
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Jean-Paul Sartre is sitting at a French cafe, revising his draft of Being and Nothingness. He says to the waitress, "I'd like a cup of coffee, please, with no cream." The waitress replies, "I'm sorry, Monsieur, but we're out of cream. How about with no milk?"
Do you love intellectual jokes? Then you'll definitely enjoy this Reddit thread, filled with references to Gödel, Higgs bosons, and what happens when you put root beer in a square glass. (The answer is something much tastier.)