• The Santa Monica City Council approves a new law that bans anyone moving into a rented SaMo apartment from smoking in their own home, and requires smokers already living in apartments to register with their neighbors like a sex offender. Let the public shaming commence! [LAist]
• Kristen Chenoweth is hospitalized in New York when a gust of wind knocks a piece of lighting equipment into her head on the set of "The Good Wife." [LAT]
• Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's independent report on Penn State's handling of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is released, and it strongly concludes that Penn State officials, including late, beloved head coach Joe Paterno, intentionally avoided their duty to report Sandusky to the authorities or limit his contact with children in order to protect the school's reputation. [LAT]
• The good news is, the triple-digit heat (if you live inland) is predicted to end as a cool front approaches Southern California today and tomorrow. The bad news is, we're at a sharply increased risk of rain-less thunderstorms, which can start fires. Stay tuned. [LAT]

Have you packed your bags? Raided your emergency drug stash? Come up with a clever excuse for not making it into work tomorrow or Monday? And, most importantly, traded your goats, followed us on Twitter, or done whatever else was necessary to secure your ticket? Because tomorrow, the long wait for Coachella 2011 is over. But before you get too excited, just remember: getting there and getting in is only half the battle. There's too much going on for any human being to do and see everything, and maintaining a healthy schedule of rest and replenishment is essential to making it through all three days. So here, for your perusal, is a little guide to what not to miss, and what you can skip with confidence. More»

• Must every bar be a theme bar in New York in 2010? [Grieve]
• Heroin is back...in art galleries. [Stupefation]
• But who will miss the V train really? [BoweryBoogie]
• Sam Sifton's music references prove restaurant critics actually want to be rock critics. [Eater]
• Cellphones are the new cigarettes, and can probably be had cheaper these days. [NYT]
• Vincent Gallo is a terrorist, and not because he subjected us to Brown Bunny. [Vulture]

Yesterday, we talked about reinvention. Now, let's take a look at regular old inventions with this list of ridiculous, fanciful, wonderful gadgets that have received actual American patents and could come in handy on your next night out. More»