• In eight metropolitan areas including Washington, DC, New York, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Memphis, minorities now make up the majority of the population. [WaPo]
• Here is a map that shows how pot laws don't affect the price. [FloatingSheep] More»

• The latest in crazy subway trends: De-stressing your commute with yoga on the trains. [HuffPo]
• The Dancing With The Stars line-up has been revealed an includes the likes of Ron Artest and Chaz Bono. [Deadline] More»

Beyonce is with child. The singer stepped out on the VMA carpet showing off a baby bump. The world went wild with the news. [Tumblr]

Was Irene overhyped? Maybe in NYC, but the numbers are still devastating. [ION] More»

• Hurricane Irene. Cuomo declared a state of emergency yesterday for NYC[NYDN]
• Make sure you stay up to date on all things Irene [@NYCMayorsoffice]
• Alert extends up the east coast! [NYT]
• Twitter list of CNN journalists on the ground covering Hurricane [CNN]
• Five ways to track the hurricane [TIME]

• Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple. Tim Cook will be replacing the mogul. Read the letter he left behind. [TechCrunch] Then check out his all time best quotes: [WSJ]

• Dakota Fanning will be following in the Olsen Twin's footsteps and attend NYU this fall. When can we expect a Gossip Girl cameo? [Observer] More»

• Facebook is adding new privacy settings that will give users greater control - whenever users add content, like a photo or comment, to their page, Facebook will ask them who should be able to see it: everyone, friends only, or a specific subset of friends. [NYTimes]
• Even Anderson Cooper has Bieber Fever - he explains that he's always "giggled like a 13-year-old girl at a Justin Bieber meet-and-greet." [People] More»

• Academy Award nominated actor, part-time musician, antiquing-aficionado and all around good Samaritan Ryan Gosling broke up a fight in the middle of the city. It happened yesterday late afternoon at St. Marks Place. [HuffPost]

• Another good Samaritan can be found in starlet Kate Winslet. The award winning actress saved the mother of Virgin Atlantic magnate Richard Branson from a gastly fire at Branson's luxury home on a private Caribbean island. [Telegraph] More»

• Looking back on history, it seems that majority of the country's best leaders were a little off their rockers. But isn't everyone? Madness and leadership go hand in hand is explained in Dr. Nassir Ghaemi's  A First Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness. [NPR]

• Scientists have discovered a natural bacteria molecule that could hold the key to fighting breast cancer. Thiostrepton clamps onto the cancer-causing FOXM1 protein, blocking it and stopping it from spreading at an early stage. [Independent]

• As if you weren't tired of the Kardashian/Humphries nuptial news already. The party was cut short by the police saturday night. Must've been a real rager. [NYPost] More»

• Ashton Kutcher could face investigation....for his involvement in FourSquare? No, he could face federal probe due to promoting his social networking companies in the "Social Issue" of Details. [Newser]
• American Apparel, I mean Urban Outfitters has pulled salacious ad of an under-aged model. Apparently the girl posed in a blatantly salacious manner with her legs spread, without a bra, revealing portions of her breasts. [Daily News]
• Authorities say a woman's body has been recovered from the Niagara River, not far from where a 19-year-old Japanese student was swept over Niagara Falls after tumbling into the water. [Telegraph] More»

• The newest foe in online security: supercookies. [WSJ]
• Richard Gere's American vintage guitars are going up for sale at Christie's this Fall. [NYP] More»

• Abercrombie & Fitch offers to pay 'The Situation' NOT to wear their brand. [NYP]
• Taylor Momsen is quitting acting at the ripe old age of 18. [Elle] More»