Planet of the Bears

Progression: That kid on your subway car at 2 am wasn’t trying to raise enough money for a Four Loko–a Penn State junior is paying his way through college tap-dancing on the subway. (NYT)

Regression: This is what happens when you rob from the Girl Scouts: or, how to get punched in the face by a nine year old girl. (Gawker)

Progression: Bears have been observed using tools: soon they will overpower us and give rise to a new nation. (New Scientist)

Regression: Know the historical origins of  your go-to insult. (Slate)

Both: The genius of modern innovation joins forces with New Yorkers’ pathological obsession with small frosting-covered muffins to create cupcake ATMs, coming this summer. #OnlyinAmerica. (Gothamist)

The progression of evolution via Wikimedia