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One of the fiercest college basketball rivalries calls the Bluegrass State home.  Perennial March Madness top seeds University of Kentucky and University of Louisville go head-to-head this week!

Quick Facts

Kentucky: Public research institution in Lexington, KY with 19,000 undergraduates. Founded 1865.
Louisville: Public research institution in Louisville, KY with 15,000 undergraduates. Founded 1798.

1. Basketball Record

Kentucky: 27 wins
Louisville: 14 wins

Three credits to: Kentucky

2. Mascot Matchup

Kentucky: UK students are known as the Wildcats, whose specific royal blue school color was chosen when a student ripped off his tie and offered it up for a Kentucky pep rally.
Louisville: The lucky student who dons the Cardinal Bird (chosen because of its designation as Kentucky’s state bird) costume had better be a gym rat: the getup weighs 50 pounds!

Three credits to: Louisville can really pull its weight in this category!

3. Fun Facts

Kentucky: Student paper The Kentucky Kernel was founded in 1915 and has been independent for 38 years! No university budget or mission to disrupt their journalism.
Louisville: It’s not just the Cards that are serious about their game, check out their crew! Cheerleading team the Ladybirds are seven-time national champions, with back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008.

Three credits to:  Louisville. These ladies aren’t just pretty faces!

4. Ass-Kicking Alumni

Kentucky: Ashley Judd, Jim Leyritz
Louisville: Sue Grafton, Sen. Christopher Dodd (CT)

Three credits to:  Kentucky. Dodd’s on the outs and, well,  have you SEEN Double Jeopardy?

5. Acceptance Rate Agony

Kentucky: 78.8%
Louisville: 69.6%

Three credits to:  Louisville

And the diploma goes to: Louisville! While they may not have the edge in basketball–at least against Kentucky–the Cards take the cake as the all-around top rival.

The technology is very rough at the moment, but the people behind it (all men, I presume) say that it should be perfected within the next 10 years. What does perfect look like?

“When the technology is improved . . . it will be more subtle, with more control over the power so you may be able to turn the chip on and off when needed.”

So, on at home and off during class? On during class and off with the parents? On with the boy and a quick off when the roommate walks in?

At first glance this gadget seems pretty fantastic, but think about it: once guys know they can just “flip a switch” to get you in the mood, the romance will be over. Say goodbye to flowers, candy and those sweet nothings in your ear. Give a little TTFN to makeout sessions, opening doors and nibbling on your neck. Hell, say goodbye to foreplay. With the ease of flipping this switch, guys won’t need to work for it anymore.

I am all for technological advancements in TVs, music players and cars, but let’s leave sex to nature, shall we? Call me old fashioned (and a little kinky), but I like the old way.

Spotted: Dorota getting her own TV show?!

An arrest for the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s family members.

All I want for Christmas is the perfect butt.

Lindsay isn’t breaking up with Samantha.

Some reasons to hate Christmas.

More Americans are waiting for college acceptance letters…from overseas.

SJP is looking for a new home for her chic-and-cheap fashion line.

Stay warm without spending the big bucks.

Enough pink (and blue) to make you sick.

You may not be eating as healthy as you think you are.

How does a six-pack of burgers differ from six individual burgers? Glad you asked.

The rolls of the six burgers will be stuck together, so to grab a burger, you’ll have to tear one off. Just like when you grab a piece of pizza. And just like you can order a pizza half cheese/half pepperoni (or whatever your tastes enjoy), one pair of these burgers will be topped with ketchup, another with cheese, and another with bacon and cheese.

Unfortunately, these burgers are only launching in the UK, Germany, and Spain. Let’s hope and pray that they do well over there so that they come here soon. Until then, I guess we’re just going to be stuck ordering pizza when we’re craving a shared meal. Or drinking a six-pack of beer. That could work too.

And now for the news with Kandy Korrespondent:

All eyes are on North Carolina and Indiana as Democrats head to the polls today. The New York Times’ Adam Nagourney analyzed the three different scenarios that could possibly emerge out of today’s race. Briefly, here they are:

1. Clinton wins both states: This will demonstrate that her campaign has continued momentum and may serve to win some superdelegates over to her camp. It will also reflect the extent to which Obama has been hurt by the Rev. Wright debacle.

2. Obama wins both states: The death bell will ring for Clinton’s campaign. Najourney notes that several of her advisers have actually said that they will counsel her to quit at that point.

3. Spit decision: The Clinton campaign’s uphill battle to catch up with Obama’s delegate count will continue. After today’s election, only 217 delegates (excluding superdelegates of course) will be up for grabs. Najourey As democratic consultant Ron Klain states,

“The math still favors Senator Obama, no matter what happens Tuesday.”

Even though I’m so done with this whole Obama-Clinton endless fight, I’m hooked– I have to see it through to the end. For that reason, and because I have no life, I’ll be posting exit poll updates throughout the afternoon and evening–so stay tuned!

In Other News:

On Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake urged Congress to take all steps possible to prevent home foreclosures. He warned that if left unchecked, the alarming rise of foreclosures could have “substantial spillover effects on the housing market, the financial markets, and the broader economy”.

A congressional bill is in the works that, according to its authors, would help 2 million homeowners avoid foreclosure. The Bush administration opposes the measure on the ground that it exposes taxpayers to too much potential risk.

Last Tuesday, April 29th, President Bush placed the full blame for the current governmental inaction on the shoulders of Congress.

Angelinos (aka residents of Los Angeles, CA) are taking to the blogosphere to protest a new country ordinance restricting the area’s iconic taco trucks. Under the new ordinance, proprietors would have to relocate every hour or face fines and misdemeanor charges. This will harm the truck owners’ customer bases and also tear apart a gathering point for the neighborhood.

According to local officials, the change occurred at the demand of local residents, claiming the trucks were ‘eyesores’, and restaurants, who feel undermined by the generally lower prices of the taco trucks. For many, this is simply another illustration of the divide between the fashionable side of LA and the city’s dire poverty. In LA, like many cities, officials tend to cater to the former at the expense of the later.

As Jose Naranjo, an East LA taco truck proprietor since 1989, states, “We are hard workers and we pay taxes […] we are poor people feeding other poor people.” Check out the online petition at saveourtacotrucks.org.

And Now for Something Completely Different…

Visters to Legoland in UK over this past weekend have constructed what is believed to be the world’s tallest Lego tower—100ft high. In celebration of Lego’s 50th anniversary the park welcomed thousands of families to help construct small sections that were then hoisted into place by a crane. Park officials are still waiting for confirmation from the Guinness World Records judges.

That’s the news. See you tomorrow!

I adore the whole designer-lines-at-discount-stores trend, and more specifically I love love LOVE Topshop, the stylish UK chain that’s finally coming to New York in the Fall (Yay!). But dear lord, Kate Moss, you’re making my life difficult.

A month or so ago, Topshop launched the latest collection from Moss, which, frankly, hasn’t been doing that well so far. Critics point out that Moss seems to be designing clothes for, well, herself; so unless you’re tall and ridiculously skinny and possibly a recovering coke addict, her clothes probably won’t look good on you. They will look good on her though! Super!

This new collection is no different (ridiculously long floor-length dress: if you’re shorter than 6’, it can double as a broom!), but with an added bonus: it’s all really ugly! Let’s take a quick look, shall we?

This scarf print dress looks just like something I sewed myself…in middle school.

What the…what IS this? I don’t know. This looks like the back of something, not the front. What do you wear under it? And it costs 150 pounds…that’s more than $300!!!

Ohhh, so THAT’S where grandma’s old blanket went!

I only really like one thing in the new collection, this “50’s Style Dress”.

Good Kate, I’m glad you figured out that some of us have a waist! And hips! However, I’m willing to bet that even the larger sizes are too small in the boob area (we know you don’t have boobs, love, but we do).

Overall, a disappointment. C’mon Topshop, you can do better than this!

Leave it to the Swedes to solve a shopping enthusiasts biggest dilemma: the mirror.

You know the drill. You try on a new pair of jeans. You twirl in the mirror to check out how your butt looks but your neck just won’t cooperate to give you the best view. You can drag along friends who may or may not tell you the honest truth, or worse a boyfriend who just wants to make a break for it and get a soft pretzel.

So what’s a girl to do? The solution is in a new device called the DelayMirror. Created by scientists in Sweden, it’s a combination mirror, camera, computer, and plasma screen. As you turn, the camera snaps pictures and displays them on the screen so you can see how you look from every angle. The device made its debut in the UK at a popular retail chain today. So far the reviews have been positive.

I wonder what will happen when the DelayMirror makes its way to the states. Will seeing ourselves (and our imperfections) 360 degrees around make us even more particular about body image?

Too bad that thing can’t see the future.

And our needs.

Check out the hilarity that probably could never run in the US–because we’re stuffy and afraid of…well, reality.

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