1. Eastern France looks really hot in this map of touristyness http://bit.ly/cIylcm
2. Some grad student actually walked across America and sounds like a zombie about it http://bit.ly/90k1rF
3. Not that I needed to be convinced, but Roger Ebert makes a compelling case for everyone to watch Miyazaki http://bit.ly/d33DRG
4. Music played out on the street is kinda fun http://bit.ly/daF9j7
5. Pandora may be king, but there are other ways to get introduced to new music http://bit.ly/csRGRa