After the ACLU took on a Mississippi school that mandated prom-goers bring only opposite sex partners, the school simply canceled the dance entirely. At that link - the school's memo delineating their policy.

The result, of course, is that same-sex couples will be blamed for ruining prom. Remember: listen to the children.

In a parallel dimension, I'm a cartographer. Until stupid slow science figures out how to rocket me over there, I'll have to be content with what the so-called "Internet" has to offer - including this series of maps representing metaphorical concepts.

It's more entertaining than it sounds.

I imagine there was an awkward transitionary period for marketers in the pipe cleaner industry.

Living on an island off the coast near world-famous beaches isn't as exotic as it sounds. #reframingManhattan

Gay marriage confuses this kid for approximately 2.1 seconds, and then he's over it.

See? It's possible.

News quiz. What is the article this quote comes from about?

"He wanted to go to a motel in the Bronx where I would defecate on him, but I told him I was uncomfortable going to the Bronx," she testified during a 2006 trial.

That's right! A scheme to found a fraudulent Humane Society!

No one walks intently with a backpack slung over one shoulder better than Matt Damon. No one.

A beautiful sight: Yankee Stadium being torn down. It seems, though, that Jeter and A-Rod somehow escaped.

The bouquet I bought China is triggering my allergies. Gentlemen: this is why you should never buy your spouse flowers.

Third grade activists demand the inclusion of Pluto in a planetary display. Or, as the article refers to it: Hate Mail from Third Graders.

On the train today, I literally thought to myself, "Why doesn't Facebook embrace geolocation methods?" And, voila.

Glenn Beck suggests that people boycott churches that advocate for social justice. Meanwhile, his sponsors are now almost entirely apocalypse-related.

The Texas Board of Education member made infamous by the Times' look at his attempts to inject Christianity into school curricula lost his re-election bid.

I don't normally read The Economist. Are the photo captions always so corny?

Also, this sentence shouldn't be taken out of context:

The aim was to entice holders of dollars to buy dong.

Quite possible I don't usually read it because I'm not mature enough.

An editorial in The Economist describes the facts and consequences behind gender selection. Sobering is not nearly a strong enough word.

How fully is the White House embracing Twitter? So much so that they understand the value of a simple cryptic tweet: "1,115."

Not only that, they changed their daplay image to a big, bold representation of that number, ensuring that I'd notice it as I scrolled through Tweetdeck. Well done.

Slate's great series on the design of signs continues with a comparison of exit signs - the American 'EXIT' versus everyone else's running man.

Speaking of history, a new book presents some of the million-odd condolence letters sent to Jackie Kennedy in late 1963. Very touching sentiments.

Previously on pbump I relayed the story of being mocked for watching the news after I informed a co-worker that a man had killed a cop on the Ohio State campus and was still on the loose.

Now Ohio State makes it easier, with an email alert system for students. But, like my old co-worker, only 4% of students are signed up, and were alerted when there was a killing on campus yesterday.

In other words - for the first time ever, history has repeated itself.

Cab driver is listening to hockey sports chat which makes me hate everything everywhere forever.

The massive earthquake in Chile shifted Santiago 10 feet to the west - rendering GPS and maps slightly less accurate.

I love this 8-bit map of New York City so much that I want it adapted into a Nintendo game, and then I want a Nintendo.

Edmonton's water utility releases a graph which shows how water use spiked between periods of the US / Canada gold medal game.

ABC looks at how the White House uses Twitter.