On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could make same-sex marriages legal across America. The pace at which we've changed our mind on this subject seems amazing. But such mood swings are anything but unusual. Bloomberg shares a series of charts that track the way momentum can build, and ultimately move an issue forward in a historical blink of an eye. If past is prologue, the legalization of recreational marijuana will be the next chart to spike.

+ "If the Supreme Court does hand down a pro-equality opinion this summer, Wolfson will have pulled off a triumph akin to Babe Ruth's called shot." Slate on how Evan Wolfson transformed American society.

At least 4,000 people have died following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (and a series of aftershocks, at least one of which measured 6.7) in Nepal. There has been massive damage in the cities, tragic consequences on Everest, and reports of widespread destruction in remote villages. Buzzfeed is tracking the latest developments.

+ "The ground is shaking." A video catches a glimpse of an avalanche as it strikes basecamp. The Nepal earthquake was a reminder of the awesome and awful power of nature in a place that needed no such reminder.

+ InFocus has a photo collection of Nepal after the earthquake. And here are more photos collected by The Guardian.

+ The NYT's Kenneth Chang on the ancient collision that made this earthquake inevitable.

+ Google engineer Dan Fredinburg was killed on Everest. Fredinburg had photographed several of the world's highest peaks for the rest of us to see via Street View.

A few months ago, my wife and several friends organized a fundraiser for a children's home and school being built by Pushpa Basnet, a former CNN Hero of the Year. The school is damaged and the kids have been sleeping in the fields of Nepal. But they're alive. Like many who are connected to people in the affected region, we learned of Pushpa's immediate status by way of Facebook's Safety Check feature.

+ PRI: 7 vetted charities doing relief work following the earthquake.

+ CityLab: Another Way to Help Humanitarian Efforts in Nepal: Start Mapping.

Even Ronald Read's closest friends were surprised to learn of the multimillion dollar estate he managed to create during his life, much of which was spent working at a service station (he spent his "retirement" years working as a janitor at JC Penney). WaPo's Barry Ritholtz on the remarkable life and lessons of the $8 million janitor.

+ "It doesn't sound right in my head; it's unbelievable, but I'm really excited, it's awesome. It's been my first choice since I was like 5." After growing up among Yalies, the son of New Haven pizzeria owner was accepted at the university.

"In 1988, after being arrested on charges of causing an accident while driving drunk on the Massachusetts Turnpike, he woke up the next morning handcuffed to a hospital bed." That experience and others are evidence that Michael Botticelli knows substance abuse firsthand. And that makes him an unusual -- but entirely appropriate -- pick to be America's drug czar.

It would be easy to write-off the financial woes at McDonald's as evidence that people just don't want to eat as much old school fast food these days. But that theory is challenged by Burger King's bottom line. The chain "has made a ton of money since it moved its headquarters to Canada."

+ Jordan Weissmann in Slate: McDonald's, bewildered by modernity, Is now selling an artisan chicken sandwich.

+ Chipotle says they've removed all GMO ingredients from their menu. Quartz's Tim Fernholz argues that Chipotle can't get rid of GMOs unless it stops selling corn. (Sometimes I eat at Chipotle to see what it would be like to live off of the burrito grid.)

Baltimore is on edge as Freddie Gray's funeral is held following a weekend of protests against police. The situation follows several other similarly motivated protests across the country. Kevin Rector provides an overview of the 45-minute mystery of Freddie Gray's death.

+ Accusations of (and settlements related to) police brutality are nothing new in Baltimore. Here's The Baltimore Sun with an investigation into the use of undue force.

+ Fusion: These are the most striking pictures of the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore.

"In the modern art climate, throwing graffiti up on a downtown wall is passé." If urban graffiti is celebrated as modern art, then where do taggers and street artists go to fight system? The answer can be seen along the trails of your favorite national park.

"The amazing thing is that this historically derided genre is not only wildly successful ... but also preternaturally friendly." Maclean's Emma Teitel explains why romance novelists are the rock stars of the literary world. (Except rock stars are too busy having sex to write about having sex.)

"When we are just as likely to see a photo or video of Kourtney Kardashian's baby or Taylor Swift's cats on Instagram as we are to see one of our actual friends' babies or cats, the boundaries and proximities blur ... Social media has opened up this more visible and public back and forth between star ... and the audience in ways that let us intensify that parasocial relationship." Pacific Standard sheds some light on your imaginary relationship with a celebrity. (Beyonce and I are gonna have a good laugh over this article.)

+ Syndicated from Kottke:
Raul Oaida built a full-sized car out of half-a-million Lego pieces that actually drives. The 256-cylinder engine is powered by compressed air. Top speed is 20 mph. This is a stunning and insanely clever achievement. My favorite part, aside from that 256-cylinder engine, is the windshield built out of two dozen tiny Lego windshields.

+ FiveThiryEight: The Three Types Of Adam Sandler Movies.