News of the Day for 4.30.10

• A British man attempts to duck Big Brother for one month.
• Pennsylvania man fined for illegally shooting a bear after luring it with loads of donuts and pastries. What a waste of donuts and pastries.
• Australia attempts to introduce the world's most stringent cigarette packaging regulations by banning branding.
• Shanghai's World Expo is yet another attempt for China to demonstrate it's growing influence. More from the NYTimes.
• Dutch Muslim women at society's forefront.
• Bigot-gate causes panic among Labour's upper ranks, but in the Prime Minister's defense, the woman did ask where '[a]ll [those] Eastern Europeans...[were] flocking from'. Um, try Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, the Guardian impresses with headlines and calls last night's debate 'the X Factor for ugly people' and explores the candidates' inner ape. Elections are fun!