Thursday: Newsy Snacks For Busy People

Pastel Oxfords by Golden Ponies on Etsy : Click for details

Here’s your super awesome reading list for Thursday:

Newsy:
As you probably know, Julia Gillard has announced the election will take place on September 14.
News.com.au reports that eating lunch after 3pm will make you gain weight. Make sure you eat your lunch at lunch time, guys.
The Punch weighs in on those Tim Mathieson remarks.
New research has found that erectile dysfunction can be an early indicator of heart disease. At the ABC.
Here’s what the east coast floods look like from space.
The Guardian asks ‘Can feminists wear high heels?’
The BBC runs this story about a man with synaesthesia : a condition where sense likes taste, smell or hearing intermingle.
Apple has unveiled a new iPad with a huge 128G of storage. More here.
Amazon’s Christmas sales amounted to $22 billion. That’s a 22% increase on the year before. More here.
Has your taste in food changed as you’ve grown up? The Guardian has more about this.
A piece of luggage belonging to missing Missoni boss, Vittorio Missoni has been found off the coast Curacao in the Caribbean Islands reports the BBC.
The Seven Network’s Today Tonight show will be rolled into a one hour news bulletin, with the Today Tonight title possibly being axed altogether. Confusing, no? More at The Age.
In other more definite axing news, The Price Is Right has faced the chop.
The New York Times reports that domestic cats are killing BILLIONS of other small animals each year. Gosh.

Favourite Tumblr of the Day:
Drinking With Tim Riggins : This one’s for you, Kirsty!

Image of the Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre in Los Angeles by Steve Rhodes via Flickr

Favourite Podcast of the Day:
NPR’s Fresh Air talks to Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright about the book he’s just written on Scientology and the life of L Ron Hubbard.

Chickpea & Saffron Stew via Love & Lemons : Click for details

Everyday Miracles Garden Moodboard : Click for more

Around the blogs:
Chickpea and Saffron Stew at Love & Lemons. (Above Top)
How pretty is this mood board at Everyday Miracles. (Above Bottom)
Meyer Lemon Loaf at Sprouted Kitchen. Yum.
Dawn Tan’s cute Honeydew Necklaces. (Below Top)
Pickles and Brie Grilled Cheese at Joy The Baker (Below Bottom)

Dawn Tan’s new Honeydew Necklaces : Click for details

Joy the Baker’s Pickles & Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwiches : Click for recipe

Trashy, fluffy bits:
Here’s Miranda Kerr’s apartment. It was just put up for sale and is apparently under contract.
Lara Bingle has apparently split with her boyfriend and recently tweeted a photo of her and Anthony Kiedis.
A peek at Nikki Gemmell’s house.
Nicole and Keith smooching it up.
Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert is engaged.

Thanks for reading!

Have an ace day!

x Pip