Come Down and Waste Away With Me

MelBivDevoe

Good morning!  Feeling a little like you're wasting you life away?  Time for a reinvention!  Just follow the lead of these celebrities who revamped their lives using social media.  Oh, Takei, you are a national treasure.  (Mashable)

It's really wonderful to see the hip-hop community embracing the gay community.  First, Frank Ocean came out and was met with love and support.  Now, in his latest video, rapper Murs fights homophobia with a same-sex kiss.  (Gawker)

Also wonderful: this slideshow of Olympic athletes and their pets.  It's almost too much cuteness for one link!  (People)

"How I Met Your Mother" might be renewed for a ninth season.  Ugh.  Look, it's a great show, but it's time to wrap things up.  I think they've dragged out the central mystery long enough now!  (Uproxx)

Tom and Katie Settle, Nation Responds With a Loud "Damn It!"

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So much for all the juicy revelations we were hoping for - Tom and Katie have reached a divorce settlement. Still, a quick settlement won't stop the flow of crazy Scientology stories, will it?  (Dlisted)

Stories like this - one woman's brave escape from a religion that took over her life and tore her family apart.  (Daily Beast)

Speaking of brave women, this right here is why I'm excited for the upcoming season of "The Walking Dead."  Woo!  (io9)