There's a big event coming to the skies in early June. But, umm, we hate to tell you: Chances of witnessing it in the U.S. are best in the southwest or Hawaii. And the full deal can be best seen from New Zealand, Australia, or eastern Asia, weather permitting of course.

NPR reports, "Styles of baby names, it seems, are nearly as different in various parts of the country as voting habits."

The Atlantic's Rebecca J. Rosen writes, "To ignore Internet memes, is to ignore the huge outpouring of modern folk culture that is occurring online, and -- taking the analysis one step further yet -- the ways that the Internet's particular participatory capacity is shaping that culture."

The P-I's Amy Rolph writes, "Jones responded to Velvet on 97.3 KIRO FM’s Ross and Burbank Show last week. And despite the undeniably impressive quality of these video, he isn’t impressed."

"DON'T ask the guy at the espresso stand where the Starbucks is."