A study in JAMA challenges the notion that breast cancer occurs predominantly in older women. (NY Times) Beer drinkers have high standards, so they sue when Anheuser-Busch waters its brew down. Just grab another? (Marketwatch) Fans of the pope tested the capacity of St. Peter’s Square for his final general audience address. (LA Times) Just […]

Could New York City become a city state? (The Daily News Online) How did Michelle Obama end up presenting the Oscar for Best Picture? (LA Times) Are bloodless operations the future of surgery? (NY Times) Should we all stop having opinions about things we know nothing about? (Guardian) Is working from home good or bad? […]

You know that stuff you learned about during history class, where everyone was scared of nuclear bombs and we were sending people to space and the Russians pretty much ate babies? It’s happening again, but online. (NYTimes) Soon you’ll be able to surf the Internet while driving. What could possibly go wrong? (CNET) Although the […]

The 10 best Oscar red carpet looks of all time. Gwyneth, Julia and Halle are all there. (E! News, Goop, Youtube, ) Age is but a number—an 86-year-old and a 9-year-old are both nominees this year. (LATimes) In a world…where there are movie trailers, only certain scenes make the cut. (NYTimes) How to make an Oscar-winning […]

Google announces a new laptop as a response to Apple’s MacBook Air. (The Guardian) On and after March 1, visitors to (but not residents of) North Korea will be able to access the Internet via SIM card. All excuses not to read Bwog are gone. (TIME) Space tourist Dennis Tito plans to casually fly by […]

If you were thinking of swimming to the Bahamas this weekend…don’t…because hundreds of sharks are making their way home. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… (BBC) More aquatic creatures! A new whale species was found in California when they tried to build a highway. (Time) We all remember […]

Whoa, guys, Columbia just now became famous! So what will this do to next year’s admissions?! (WSJ, Gothamist, DNAinfo, Huff Post, Terra, Fox, Daily Mail, ABC, TIME) In  real other news: China keeps trying to hack us. Hey, pick on someone your own size! (WSJ) The Supreme Court will hear a case on limiting campaign contributions. […]

You’ll finally be saying goodbye to that old email address you worked so hard to make in grade 3. (Guardian) The Florida Snake Hunt is over and the real winner was an eleven-foot python that was released back into the wild. (ABC) The Supreme Court will start hearing oral arguments today in the case of […]

Obama’s immigration plan went live, But Vassar got some honey from the hive. While n + 1 just seems to like it hard, We here at Bwog prefer the way o’ th’ Bard. (WSJ, In These Times, n + 1, Twitter). Bard-ass via Shutterstock

Remember Betty Friedan, the original independent woman, from AP US History? Well it’s been almost 50 years since her manifesto, The Feminine Mystique, was published and changed (or didn’t change?) gender equality forever. (New York Times) Beyoncé’s documentary aired on HBO last night, and we learned some things about Queen B—namely that she’s still perf. (The […]

Headlocks: Congress has defied everyone’s judgments and actually come together on an issue for once. No, not Hagel’s appointment. I’m talking about the good, old fashioned sport we all know and love – wrastlin’! (CNN) Hitler: A large number of paintings that had been stolen from fleeing Jews during WWII are being returned to their rightful owners […]

A meteor narrowly bypasses Russia. (New York Times) Kate Upton narrowly evades frostbite. (Fox News Entertainment) Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen narrowly avoids an Anthony Weiner situation. (Huffington Post) Teachers narrowly outweigh pets in terms of Valentine’s Day spending. (The Atlantic) Almost smiling via Wikimedia Commons

L is for the way you look at me (NY Times) O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary (NY Times) E is even more than anyone that you adore and Love is all that I can give to you (Buzzfeed) Love is more than just a game for two […]

1,000,000—Dollar amount of the reward offered for ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner. All turn to dust again. (USA Today) 34,000—Troops Obama promised, during his State of the Union address, to bring home from Afghanistan in the next year. (NY Times) 24—Hours it takes a sea slug to regrow its detachable penis. (BBC) 16—Papal wardrobe malfunctions. Janet Jackson would be proud. (Buzzfeed) 5—Reasons given for disliking Valentine’s […]

Facebook only exists to make us unhappy and envious. (Reuters) One of Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebooks has been digitized and it is FULL of crazy stuff. (The Atlantic) There’s more to the decision of which dog gets Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show than one would think. (WSJ) Crime author Brad […]