Bathing suit season is almost upon us — thankfully NewsFeed has a little more time to get into shape — but already the wild swimwear is hitting stores. And this one from Herve Leger takes the prize for most ridiculous.
Cola Wars Revisited: Coke and Pepsi Duel Over Bottles Made from Plants
The fight’s no longer about what you’re drinking, it’s about what you’re drinking from.
Rock (Not As) Hard: Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder to Release Solo Ukelele Album
What would “Jeremy” sound like on a ukelele? If this career move takes off, we might one day find out.
12-Year-Old Genius Expands Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Thinks He Can Prove It Wrong
Could Einstein’s Theory of Relativity be a few mathematical equations away from being disproved? Jacob Barnett of Hamilton County, Ind., who is just weeks shy of his 13th birthday, thinks so. And, he’s got the solutions to prove it.
5 Questions with Matthew Inman, the Brain (and Hand) Behind The Oatmeal
Have you grumbled about a misused semicolon or been annoyed by the airport check-in line? Webcomic The Oatmeal has probably featured a comic about it.
Tumblr of the Week: Fiddy’s Biddies
The ladies love Fiddy and he loves them right back. And the Twitter proof has provided us with our Tumblr of the week.
Brothers Behaving Badly: Prince William’s Bachelor Party Is Reportedly This Weekend
Us Weekly is reporting that Prince William’s stag (the Brits’ term for bachelor party) will begin this weekend.
Cyber Commitment: Mark Zuckerberg Makes Long-Term Relationship Facebook Official
Talk about slow to commit: Although he’s been dating his girlfriend Priscilla Chan since college, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just got around to listing himself as “in a relationship” on his own site.
FAA Suspends Sleeping Supervisor: Is Air Traffic Control Out of Control?
Falling asleep on the job? Drug tests? What is going on in those towers?
Reading While Eating for March 25: A Waste of Money
Friday’s links don’t have an $8,000 dog bed or the world’s largest home aquarium. But we’ll show you people who do.
African Leaders, Stay Off Facebook: Number of Fans Correlated With Regime Instability
In a wacky little study, Ethan Zuckerman of Harvard University’s Beckman Center for Internet and Society found having more followers on Facebook was directly proportional to regime instability for leaders on the African continent.
Want to Help Japan? Offer Your Couch
The website SparkRelief has just been launched, letting you offer your couch or spare room to people displaced by the Japanese tsunami and earthquake.