Rutgers: The place where reality-show fame gets you more money than a Pulitzer Prize.
Helvetica, Gmail Motion and More: Google’s Greatest April Fools’ Pranks
Google and April Fools’ Day go hand in hand these days. (via Techland)
Fashion Friday: Boob-Baring Bras, Pot Sneakers and More Style Scoop
NewsFeed’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
Child-Free Flights? New Kanye Video? Be Careful What You Read on April Fools’ Day
It’s April Fools’ Day, and publications all over the world—especially in Britain—are running fabricated stories as if they were true. So be careful what you read in the news today. For all you know, Libya might be totally fine.
Update: German Polar Bear Knut Died By Drowning
Knut, the world’s most famous polar bear, died unexpectedly after drowning in his enclosed pool.
Hulu’s April Fools’ Joke: Pranking Like It’s 1995
Head to Hulu, that wondrous trove of television, and you will find yourself transported back in technological time.
Marvin Gaye: 7 Songs to Remember the Passing of a Legend
April 1, is by and large looked at as a day of pranking and practical jokes, but in the world of R&B, it marks both the passing of a soul music icon.
Best (and Worst) April Fool’s Day Pranks — Ever
In celebration of All Fools’ Day, we’re taking a look back at eight of the most iconic pranks to ever take place on April 1, and giving them an old-fashioned, back-to-school cool grade.
Reading While Eating for April 1: Back to the Future
Friday’s links remember the past and fear the future.
Bruce Springsteen Is An Upstanding, Letter-Writing Citizen
No gesture is too small for Bruce Springsteen, even if it’s writing a letter to the editor of his small hometown paper. For sure, this kid was made in the U.S. of A.
Your Grandmother’s Viral Videos? YouTube Rewinds to 1911 for April Fools’ Day
What would today’s most popular viral videos look like had they been crafted a century ago?
Coded Messages? Mystery Surrounds Australian Spy Novelist Missing in China
Where in the world is Yang Hengjun?