1. Bah! We didn't see this coming! Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed that the Springfield in which the show is based is Springfield, Oregon. [Gawker] 2. Empire Mayonnaise, an artisanal mayo shop (yes, you heard that right) opened today in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. [Gothamist]
3. After a black-and-white photo of Hillary Clinton looking badass while texting on an airplane went viral thanks to a hill-arious (get it?) Tumblr, Texts from Hillary, it appears that the Secretary of State has a great sense of humor about the matter. Hill sent in her own submission to the guys behind the blog and even took pictures with them -- that's what dreams are made of, folks! [Flavorwire]4. Jennifer Lawrence revealed that her gruesome squirrel-skinning scene in Winter's Bone was 100% real. [Oh No They Didn't]
5. This Memorial Day/July 4th, why not make a statement with these "USA sunglasses" by Jeremy Scott for Linda Farrow? [Animal New York]6. Demi Lovato almost ran over Paul McCartney. [Celebuzz]
7. In other weird books news, our friends over at Dangerous Minds have a great round-up of hippie-sex-themed "adult reading" books from the sixties. Every dude in the cover art looks like Frank Zappa. [Dangerous Minds]
8. Rooney Mara sports a new 'do/weave/wig on the set of her upcoming flick, Bitter Pill. [Just Jared]