Joining an increasingly large crowd of public venues and events, the organizers of Lollapalooza and Coachella have banned Selfie Sticks. Sadly, under-bathed attendees will still be allowed to drop Molly and moan out of tune lyrics into your personal space.

+ Salon: The secret history of caffeine.

+ Syndicated from Kottke: From Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, here’s how every single news report on the economy plays out. (Brooker, you may remember, is the creator of Black Mirror.)

+ And PRI with the understatement of the day: “That one-way ticket to Mars you were hoping for may not be such a good idea.”