It's Beautiful Outside: Stop reading Slog.

New Home Turf: With a fresh layer of Kentucky Bluegrass, all is set at Safeco Field for the Oakland Athletics to beat the Mariners tonight.

Deir Pwide Is Huwt: North Korea's failed rocket launch may drive the embarrassed, hubris-packed, xenophobic nation to attempt a "more provocative nuclear test." Meanwhile, JoeMyGod writes: "Not seeing many jokes about the North Korea missile fail. Twitter, you disappoint me..."

We Have Our 2016 Nominee: Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a Democrat, literally rushes into a burning building to save his neighbor.

With Women Like These... "Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday signed one of the most controversial and restrictive abortion bans in the country, which experts say effectively bans abortions after 18 weeks and declares that a woman could be pregnant 2 weeks before she even had sex."

Richard Beyer: RIP. He was best known in Seattle for the sculpture Waiting for the Interurban—and his "thoughtfulness about the human condition"—but I've always been partial to the Peaceable Kingdom, which is all animals.

Donate or He'll Shoot You: Romney will make his pitch to the NRA.

America Is Distracted: "Americans currently express record-low concern about both air pollution and pollution of drinking water," reports Gallup. Meanwhile, global warming and ocean acidification is on the rise.

Axl Rose: Kinda adorable.