News of the Day for 5.17.10

• Low voter turnout in yesterday's elections in Hong Kong as pro-democracy advocates seem to be fighting a losing war against political indifference. 
• Robot officiates at Tokyo wedding - because that's how they swing in ol' Japan.
• China gradually restores internet access to Xinjiang after it was cut off following last summer's rioting.
• Hello Kitty is losing its adorable cotton candy luster.
• Shanghai wants folks to stop wearing their jammies out in public.
• The Guardian explores British women's ballooning breasts. Only The Guardian.....
• For whatever it's worth, the new Miss USA is Lebanese American Rima Fakih from Michigan.
• In defense of non-Latin script in web addresses, and 百度 (Baidu).
• Boston University students get graduation ceremony, 40 years later. BU's probably expecting an alumni donation in return.

A special news section......YouTube celebrates its 5th birthday! Big Bang fans celebrated by storming the site to watch their latest MV Tell Me Goodbye. Supposedly, the average visitor only spends 15 minutes a day on this site; clearly I am not the average visitor. And that is why this news merits added attention. Without YouTube...well, I clearly would be a lot more productive. Anyway, check out their birthday channel with guest appearances by YouTube stars over the years. I also just watched Conan O'Brien's contribution which included 5 of his favorite videos. Funny haha.