That’s Dr. to You: Sarah Jaffe takes apart an L.A. Times article about Dr. Jill Biden that was inaccurate, poorly written and laden with sexism and condescension. (h/t bastard.logic) 
Gregg’s Republican Replacement Is…. Bonnie Newman, Gregg’s chief of staff (when he was in the House) and head of a 2004 “Republicans for Lynch” campaign supporting current Gov. Lynch.
Amanda Palmer Round 2: After battling with a record company that insanely thought her stomach to be not commercial enough to display in a video, singer/songwriter Amanda Palmer is now fighting against British television …

Never Ender began its life as Never Ender Boutique and Gallery, a combination art gallery and indie clothing boutique in Reno, Nevada. After three years of brick and mortar success, Never Ender moved online where it retains its indie flavor by featuring up and coming designers of clothing, body products, jewelry and stationary.

Tom Daschle has removed himself from consideration for Health and Human Services head. The move was necessary not so much because of the taxes he had failed to pay but for his psuedo-lobbyist activities relationg to insurance and hospitals and his attempts to get a donor in with the Obama administration. It may be a major setback to health care reform if a replacement as strong as Daschle isn’t found. That may be easier said than done considering Daschle’s credentials and political conditions.

A new study linking decreasing lead blood levels to increasing SAT scores isn’t particularly news, but it can certainly make for some interesting questions pertaining to education.