1. There are fast food strikes happening all over the country. Low-wage workers are asking for a living wage.  So here’s a question for you: how much more are you willing to pay for a burger to ensure a fast food worker gets higher wages? The ‘McPoverty Calculator’ over at The Daily Beast will tell you how far your contribution could go.
2. The GrOpener: Because we needed an invention that makes opening bottles even easier.

Of all the DC Metro stations a baby could be born at, of course it would be L’Enfant Plaza… #metrobaby
— Sofia Resnick (@SofiaResnick) August 1, 2013