Guy in coffee shop with his Mac. Elderly stranger strikes up a conversation. What follows is magic. Ht @langtry_girl http://t.co/2RB2frOZ

This is amusing: Amy Chua's "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" was sold in China as "Being an American Mom." http://t.co/P2onOs18 #hardcore

So, we're back to religious figures handing down statements on tablets. pic.twitter.com/J4jEeXaa (@afp)

RT @helytimes: New to twitter? a blue checkmark next to someone's name means they've killed a man.

Wow. SWAT team on her shed. RT @briansozzi: RT @kimbhasin: The view from @shawna_england's house in Watertown. Wow. pic.twitter.com/36ReeXt08P

This is exactly what I was wondering in Friday: how the FBI knew these were the killers. Great story.  http://m.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/inside-the-investigation-of-the-boston-marathon-bombing/2013/04/20/19d8c322-a8ff-11e2-b029-8fb7e977ef71_print.html …

The kind of thing where you simultaneously want to do nothing but talk about it, and also realize you have nothing to say.

The NYT Public Editor claims that Nate Silver gained something by joining the NYT. Think she has that backwards.  http://nyti.ms/Txz8F1 

RT @melanierenzulli: Helpful RT @genedelibero: Which apps will drain your battery and data plan? Verizon’s got a list  http://bit.ly/W5aZpI 

God, this Lance interview makes me feel as if nothing's sacred. Next we'll find out that RTs really ARE endorsements.

Provocative thought RT @iamcaroline: if minimum wage had risen with executive pay, it'd be $23/hour. raising it to $9 is a joke.

Oh no! RT @nickrob: This is the best thing I've read today - The Lakers went to go see LINCOLN as a team and well…  http://twitpic.com/bry5wi 

RT @sarahgoat: 1% of Americans are millionaires. 47% of the House are millionaires. 56% of the Senate are millionaires. h/t @thomasrhart

Wow RT @buzzfeedandrew: NYC taxi driver with an amazing name. pic.twitter.com/QyNKz7Bf

This is weirdly great. RT @jbenton: If you ever get to walk on the moon with a buddy, MAKE SURE HE TAKES PICTURES. http://t.co/CZKgjyxg

Great moments in rap and journalism RT @davidkenner: RT @dawnhfoster Still amazed that this FT headline is real: pic.twitter.com/F1V7s2N2

Wow RT @alex_ogle: Best photo of year of the Chicago skyline at sunset as seen from a beach in Indiana, by Tom Adams  http://i.imgur.com/OMuee.jpg 

Excellent piece on rape as a tool of power. RT @annaholmes: This piece by @ejgraff is a must-read.  http://prospect.org/article/purity-culture-rape-culture …

HEY SNIFFY NERDS. Obama was RIGHT about the Jedi Mind-Meld.  http://civic.mit.edu/blog/petey/sorry-nerds-but-obama-was-right-about-the-jedi-meld-and-metaphysics … via @tcarmody

RT @scott_gilmore: Greece is collapsing, the Iranians are getting aggressive, and Rome is in disarray. Welcome back to 430 BC.