Ana and Cara Santa Maria for SCS. Update on Michael Hastings’ death. Ana has been looking for answers from Mercedes Benz over the nature of the explosion that followed the crash. The head of Chik-Fil-A tweeted an opposing comment about the Court’s decision on DOMA, evoking the Founding Fathers and God. The New Yorker’s cover depicted Bert & Ernie snuggling while watching the Supreme Court ruling. After a reporter wrote that Alec Baldwin’s wife was tweeting at James Gandolfini’s funeral, Baldwin responded by going into a homophobic tirade against the reporter. Despite Paula Deen’s controversy, her new cookbook is on top of the Amazon list for pre-orders.
Another study on money and happiness. A 18 year old kid was arrested and put in juvenile hall after he sarcastically posted that he’s crazy and will shoot up a school when told he is crazy. A man was forced to pay $675K for sharing 30 songs on the internet. Loan rates on future federal student loans will rise to 6.8%…a doubling. A province in China has decided to legalize happy ending massages, under the conclusion that its not prostitution because it’s not a sex act. Asian Tiger mosquitoes are on the rise and headed to more countries.