Hot Links: Olympus Exec Hanged, Radical Girl Scouts, Mob Rules Comedy

New privacy revelations at Google, Twitter, et al: Are they really a surprise?

The ongoing scandal/meltdown at Olympus gets dirty: a company exec has been found hanged in a park.

WFMU has a great longform piece on the Mob ruling the entertainment industry.

A Zimbabwe teen will be caned over a Facebook insult he made.

A Republican in the Indiana House refuses to acknowledge the Girl Scouts’ 100th anniversary because he believes, after a “cursory web search,” that the organization is the “tactical arm” of Planned Parenthood. Meanwhile, the Boy Scouts are being sued over sex abuse.

That Mexican prison riot over the weekend was apparently planned by the Zeta cartel.

Fissures in the Moon’s crust suggest it’s still shaking and moving.

The Moon isn’t just a dumb rock, it’s still tectonically active.

“Russian search biz grabs Twitter’s fire hose, sprays everywhere.”

The porn industry is threatening to leave L.A. following a law requiring condoms on set.

The French are now requiring in-car breathalyzers for everyone.

Cuttlefish have polarized vision, are still gelatinous blobs.