| | | | | | | | | 2014-05-01 04:10:18 | Josh Dickey | | | We'll probably never really know the intent of the note that was found in Kurt Cobain's wallet the day he killed himself 20 years ago and first made public this week — the one that appears, at first read, to badly disparage his wife, Courtney Love. "Do you Kurt Cobain take Courtney Michelle Love to be your lawful shredded wife," goes the scrawl (below), "even when she's a bitch with zits and siphoning all yr money for doping and whoring…" SEE ALSO: 7 Emotional Moments From Nirvana's Hall of Fame Induction The note is written on stationery from the Phoenix Hotel, a hip and gritty rocker hideout in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. The last time Nirvana played in the Bay Area was New Year's Eve 1993 at the Oakland Coliseum, less than four months before Cobain wrote a page-long, heart-wrenching suicide note in red pen, pointed a shotgun at himself and took his own life. Read more... More about Music , Kurt Cobain , Entertainment , and Courtney Love | | | | | | 2014-05-01 04:02:38 | Chris Taylor | | | Say what you like about Mark Zuckerberg, the guy is nothing if not self-aware. He knows that one of the biggest problems Facebook faces, now and in the future, is the widespread perception that it's vacuuming up all sorts of personal information about you At the same time, he knows that Facebook's revenue stream depends almost entirely on targeted advertising, which in turn depends on — well, vacuuming up all sorts of personal information about you. What we have here is an image problem. Time was when Zuckerberg simply told us to grow up, that there was no longer a " social norm " around privacy amongst his users. Given the amount of personal information most of us willingly enter into the social network, this was a pretty fair summary (1.3 billion users and counting can't be wrong, right?) Read more... More about Facebook , Anonymity , and Social Media | | | | | | 2014-05-01 03:49:33 | Melissa Goldin | | | An Improv Everywhere prank at a Manhattan Gap store earlier this month featured some unexpected players after a manager called police to report a flash mob. Participants entered the store's Fifth Avenue location wearing white Morphsuits underneath Gap-style clothing to imitate mannequins. All 40 people were instructed to zip up the suits at a pre-determined time, and pose next to real mannequins for about five to 10 minutes before leaving the shop. Gap patrons and employees appeared to be amused by the hijinks, but before the prank was completed, the police arrived and began handcuffing participants. Read more... More about Gap , Mission , Police , Improv Everywhere , and Watercooler | | | | | | 2014-05-01 03:19:08 | Jessica Plautz | | | It was a long winter, but warm weather is finally in sight. About 89% of people in the United States are planning a summer trip this year, according to a new survey from TripAdvisor (that's a 6% increase compared to survey results from last year). TripAdvisor asked more than 2,500 online U.S. adults about their plans for summer 2014. See also: How To Plan Your Summer Vacation on Pinterest The harsh winter may have contributed to the increase — 9% of survey respondents said the polar vortex inspired their summer travel plans. So where are U.S. travelers going to enjoy the heat? Take a look through the top ten destinations in the United States for 2014, according to TripAdvisor site search data for June 1 to Aug. 31. Read more... More about Travel , Destinations , Us , Lifestyle , and Travel Leisure | | | | |
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