Blue Ivy Carter is just over a month old, and her parents—Beyoncé and Jay-Z—have finally released some photos... via a Tumblr called Hello Blue Ivy Carter (announced via Jay-Z's website). On the site they include a note that reads: "We welcome you to share our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives." Let's just forget about the Occupy All Streets t-shirt and the Lenox Hill debacle for a moment and release a collective "awwww," because this baby is pretty darn cute. And already has more hair than any of us. Plus, the Carter family didn't sell photos of their baby for money, which is pretty classy. more ›

Idea: instead of littering McDonald's garbage all over the place, let's only discard miniature teddy bears. That way, the city's huge rat population will be forced to become adorable carrying them around and, late at night when it's cold on the subway tracks, snuggle and spoon with them. The only way to solve this rat problem is to make the enemy cute! And therefore, no longer an enemy. more ›