This & That

Know This:

• Fifty Shades of Grey has triggered a boom in bondage gear.
• A hotel in Sweden is now accepting artwork as a form of payment.
• How to cut glass like Walter White.
• Teachers of the year trick eighth-graders into eating moose poop.

Read This:

• Jack Shafer on the Great Newspaper Liquidation.
• How Scumbag Steve came to be: an interview with Mom.
• Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell trade emails, round IV.

Watch This:

• Rapper Krispy Kreme gives the most surprisingly inspirational speech ever.
• Ellen DeGeneres' first monologue, almost nine years ago.
• Meet Magnus Walker, a rebel who turned his obsession with customizing Porsches into a career.

Look At This:

• Maybe this bus will scare kids into staying in school?
• On the street with fashion photographer Scott Schuman, AKA the Sartorialist.
• These stunning photos capture the feeling of silence.

Other:

• Tea Time Tumblr: Pen & Ink
• Tea Time List: The 5 Worst Marketing Ideas Ever Put Into Action
• Above: maxmiller