This & That

Know This:

• Is nothing sacred? Ads are headed for book covers.
• The tan woman accused of taking her 5-year-old tanning lashes out at her haters.
• Bob Dylan will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
• Today is the inaugural National Day of Reason, as decreed by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA).
• A 13-year-old caught an error at the Metropolitan Museum of Art -- and lived to tell about it.
• Al-Qaida's online magazine is instructing its readers to start massive forest fires with explosives.

Read This:

• Have you seen Sam? The tourist got a rude welcome to Seattle from May Day protesters, and now the city is trying to track him down and make things right.
• Meet the amateur sleuth who helped authorities save National Archives records from being sold an eBay.
• An oral history of Friends, by a former NBC president.

See This:

• An anti-Romney infographic released by the Obama campaign today nearly caused a Twitter meltdown.
• It's a treasure trove of early photos of the Beatles, in black and white.
• A visual guide to the top 10 most read books in the world.

Other:

• Tea Time Tumblr: The People's Record
• Tea Time List: 25 Animals Wearing Star Wars Costumes
• Above: "Memes" at L.A.'s Gallery 88 this weekend (via)