Alex Chilton is dead. Yeah, I know, that doesn't really qualify as news. But before dying he did a lot of drugs in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (and likely elsewhere). Deadspin (huh?) has an oral history of his Tuscaloosa days. It's most likely the most awesome thing you could possibly read today.

I saw Alex Chilton once. At the 7th Street Entry. It was a terrible show. Dude couldn't sing at all.

51 percent of Americans rate Easter as one of the most important holidays, according to Rasmussen Reports, the world's most prolific purveyor of useless information.

Personally I prefer Arbor Day. There's less blood.