Photoshopped Faces & Palin's Facebook

1. On Wednesday, Sarah Palin posted a message to her Facebook page, encouraging everyone to watch Glenn Beck, adding that "Beck is doing an extraordinary job this week." This is oddly similar to the time my mother came into my high school physics class to tell people why I'm the coolest and why they should elect me as class president. Let's see if Beck winds up in a dumpster, too.

2. A new study out of UCLA shows that obese people have 8% less brain tissue than people with average weights. Paul Thompson, professor of neurology, says that loss of brain tissue depletes your cognitive reserves, making you more susceptible to brain diseases such as Alzheimer's. Mmm, cognitive reserve depletion never tasted so delicious.

3. Microsoft is coming under fire today after the company Photoshopped a Black man out of one of its ads for use in Poland. Microsoft left a White woman and Asian man in the picture of a boardroom meeting, but removed a Black man and added a White man in his place. The software company apologized and says it's still committed to promoting diversity. Microsoft then released a new ad which put the Black man back in the boardroom scene and even added a Hispanic man washing the outside windows.

4. A Manhattan hotel is getting a lot of attention these days because of the clear view bystanders have of some guests' nakedness. City Council members are calling the window action of the Standard Hotel unacceptable, but hotel officials have reminded guests that they can be viewed if they don't close their curtains. The hotel won a Municipal Arts Society of New York award for best new building erected, and building authorities say it likely won't be the last erection.

5. Senator Ted Kennedy died on Tuesday at the age of 77 after a battle with brain cancer. Kennedy was often call the "Lion" of the senate and was a champion of progressive causes. No joke here, really. But seriously do you think maybe Death just flat-out lost Cheney's address??

High five.