The best thing about winning Super Bowl XLV is knowing that you’ve become a football deity, at least until the next season. The worst thing about winning Super Bowl XLV is that you don’t get to wear the ring that indicates you’re …
Reading While Eating for March 21: Supermoons and Scientology
Monday’s links get musical and get a hankering for ice cream.
Sheen’s Ultimate #Win: Do CBS Execs Want Charlie Back?
Network bigwigs may be willing to shove aside the controversy in favor of the all-important ratings game.
Taxonomy Crisis: 5.4 Million of the World’s Species Are Still Unnamed
Only a quarter of the world’s species have been identified because of insufficient funding and a shortage of taxonomists.
Google Calls Out China for Slowing Down Access to Gmail, Other Services
The Great Firewall of China strikes again. (via Techland)
Kate Middleton on Canvas: An Abstract Take on the Royal Wedding Portrait
Is it a stroke of genius, or a squiggly mess?
The Great Chinese Salt Rush, Part Two: ‘We Want Our Money Back’
Some of the people who swarmed China’s supermarkets last week say they’ve been duped.
Tech in Troubled Times: Website Crowdsources Japan Radiation Levels
Worried about “real” radiation levels around the damaged Fukushima’s Daichii plant? Ask the people.
Weekend Wrap-Up: Missiles Drop Over Libya and Miracles Found Under Japan
Monday already? Yes, indeed. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in while you catch up on what you missed.
Maotai Millions: Prices Rise for China’s National Spirit
It’s true the world over. Take booze away and people will get upset.
Spring Forth with Tonight’s Vernal Equinox
The equinox marks the balancing point of the sun on the Equator. And for those of us weary of winter, tonight marks the start of spring.
March Madness, Lego Style: Historic Games Reenacted
Need a change from the dribbling and dunking? Tired of the talk of free throws and field goals? See the pivotal moments in March Madness history reenacted in pint-sized fashion.