Bill Introduced to the New York Assembly Could Ban Anonymous Comments on NY-Based Websites

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Internet trolls in New York had another reason to bich and moan (anonymously, of course) in the comment sections of the publications they love/hate.

Yesterday morning, Assemblyman Dean Murray and Sen. Thomas O'Mara introduced what they're calling Internet Protection Act (S06779) to the New York Assembly, that, if voted in and signed, would ban anonymous comments on all New York-based publication websites, which includes blogs and newspapers.


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Three Arizona Museums to See on International Museum Day

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You can't pick a bad day to go to a museum; not much beats the option to see great artwork in a cool place.

But today carries extra incentive: A few of our own museums are celebrating International Museum Day, aimed to raise public awareness about the role museums play in our neighborhoods and communities - and to reel in a few visitors with discounts and special events.

Here are three you'll want to stop by ...

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Heads Up: Your Trendy Emo Haircut Could Give You a Lazy Eye

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In today's example of why you should really get a hair cut (add it to the annoying head twitches, the times you've been mistaken for baby pop icons, and unidentified objects that you've found behind your ear), comes advice from eye doctors in Australia.

According to research done by the Optometrists Association of Tasmania in Australia, the super cool sidebangs that block your your eye will likely result in amblyopia, the medical term for lazy eye.

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Wes Anderson Releases Four New Behind-the-Scenes Videos of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

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There's more than a week left on the countdown clock to the release of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, out May 25, which means it's about time he releases a few behind-the-scenes spoofs.

The four clips are DVD-extra-esques, as narrator Bob Balaban exposes on-scene footage of New Penzance (an island where 80 percent of residence have Lymes Disease), and welcome "guest" characters, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, and Anderson himself.

Check out the clips (and resume the countdown) after the jump ...

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Maurice Sendak (1928 - 2012)

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Maurice Sendak was a giant in the children's literature world whose titles include Seven Little Monsters, Fantasy Sketches, Outside Over There and Where the Wild Things Are.

He said his love for books developed when he was young and had health complications that confined him to his bed. And for more than 50 years of penning and illustrating some of the most popular hardbacks and paperbacks around, he inspired the humor and imaginations (dark and light) and shaped the worlds of children's literature.

Sendak died this morning from complications from a stroke. He was 83.

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Happy Intergalactic Star Wars Day

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:Take full advantage, fans, this is perhaps the only day when you can watch Star Wars Lego animations, drink a Hairy Wookiee, and quote cheesy, punned movie lines, like "May the fourth be with you."Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Jonah Lehrer on Creativity

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

Jonah Lehrer finds beauty in the intersection of science and art and insists creativity is not just a "type" of person, but a state of being.

Lehrer is the author of How We Decide and is currently researching how we can use creativity to make better neighborhoods, schools, and working environments. Creativity, he writes is "taking two things that existed before and connecting them in an entirely new way . . . [it's] embracing the rut, thinking like a child, daydreaming productively, and adopting an outsider's perspective. Travel helps."

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Path: It's Like an Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Pinterest Sandwich (Bite-Sized)

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

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Brace yourselves. It's another social media outlet.

And while we're not quite ready to revamp our flowchart (mostly in fear of a social media meltdown), we will tell you that this one has one thing going for it: Privacy.

Welcome to Path.


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Residents of Fucking, Austria Vote to Change the Village's Name

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

Changing the name of your hometown might require more effort than you think (especially if you have a alternate name in mind), but as residents of a small area in Austria learned this week, it's going to take a village of 104.

The residents of Fucking, a village in northwest Austria voted to change the area's name this week to Fugging -- only to be notified that the name was already taken by a nearby town whose citizens changed their town's identical name almost a century ago.

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The Hipster Games: Way Cooler than The Hunger Games (and Vegan Friendly. Duh.)

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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We'll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here's what's buzzing this morning:

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The Hipster Games

From Wyoma Films comes a trendy trailer spoof of everyone's favorite dystopian society.

The Hipster Games introduces Lochness Evergreen, Falafel Mullarkey, and Peeta Mellark as they navigate their own vegan challenges, yoga poses, and vinyl weapons and fight to stay (fashionably) alive.

Check out the trailer after the jump ... May the trends be ever in your favor.


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