Reading While Eating for January 31: Beyoncé, Hashtags and the End of ’30 Rock’

30 Rock is ending tonight. Is that the sound of you crying or you high-fiving a million angels?

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An eight-week-old white lion cub roars as he receives his first medical check-up at the safari-park in Hodenhagen, Lower-Saxony January 30, 2013.

I Want to Go to There: Here are 100 of the best quotes from 30 Rock, which airs its series finale tonight. Is that the sound of you crying or you high-fiving a million angels? (Flavorwire)

Blergh!: In more 30 Rock lasts, Tina Fey does one final episode of Ask Tina. We tried to write her a letter, too, but the ink was illegible because of all our tears. (BlackBook)

Sexytimes: A new app called Bang With Friends matches you with a Facebook friend looking for a casual encounters. “I was really surprised to learn three anonymous college students created it,” said no one. (The Daily Wh.at)

F U Pay Me: Beyoncé is all about getting that money, except when it comes to the Super Bowl halftime show, for which she won’t get a dime. Here’s why. (TIME)

Labs on top: Labrador retrievers are still more popular than you’ll ever be. Click for the news, stay for the shot of the Shayna, the adorable chocolate lab. (Yahoo! News)

Bye-Bye Blomkvist: Daniel Craig wants more money to star in the Dragon Tattoo sequel, but the studio, looking to cut costs, might just cut his character entirely. The Girl Who Did Not Hang Out with James Bond has a nice ring to it. (Vulture)

Don’t Let Me Get in My Zone: All hail the return of SimCity, single-handedly inspiring generations of hopeful urban planners since 1989. (Mental Floss)

#Lame: France tries to ban the word hashtag, replaces it with “mot-dièse.” (TIME)

Who Are You Wearing?: The New York Times created an interactive archive of Oscar dresses. I know what you’re thinking, though: Swan Dress! (New York Times)

Oh No She Didn’t: Oh yes, she did. Meet your new favorite insect, the katydid.  (BuzzFeed)

Everyday I’m Tumblin’: The only thing freakier than getting attacked by tumbleweeds in the middle of the desert is imagining what it would be like if the tumbleweeds were alive. (KHOU 11)

Put Me Out of My Les Misery: Anne Hathaway starred in a movie? And possibly deserves an Oscar? Tell me more, Internet, I literally haven’t heard anything about that ever. (via Entertainment Weekly)

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