Daily Dose: April 1, 2013
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Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
A compound in olive oil may help stave off Alzheimer’s. Bring on the bread basket! [The Daily Meal]
In news that makes you feel better about humanity, a New Jersey Powerball winner says he plans to use his lotto winnings to pay rent for everyone on his block. [Huffington Post]
A new website called Stitch Collective invites aspiring handbag designers to compete in a different challenge each month, and then you get to vote on which entry you want the company to make. The designer with the most votes is the winner of Project Runway, uh, Stitch Collective. [The Cut]
Unemployment rates increased 55 percent among 18- to 34-year-olds from 2006 to 2011, according to new analysis of Census data out of Bowling Green State University. Wah-wah. [USA Today]
Some stores are starting to charge customers a “just-looking fee” to prevent showrooming. Guess they want to go from having some customers who just browse to no customers at all. [Newser]
The vast majority of young women don’t even consider running for office. [The Atlantic]
Chris Brown went on the Today show this morning to explain why he’s really not that bad a guy. Is this a cruel April Fool’s Day joke? [USA Today]
Michael Jackson is being put on trial for his own death in a new lawsuit. Well, that sounds like a productive use of the court’s time and resources. [CNN]
Alanis Morissette is reportedly working on a new book she describes as “transpersonal psychology meets autobiography, with a little humor thrown in, I hope.” Who needs a PsyD when you know the words to “Ironic”? [WSJ]
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