Today at Flavorpill, we found John Edwards’ smiley mug shot absolutely terrifying. We were thrilled to hear that Lauryn Hill performed a recognizable (if slightly sped up) version of “Doo Wop (That Thing)” on Jimmy Fallon last night. We listened to Werner Herzog read Go the F*** to Sleep. We met a bunch of people who became nouns. We were kind of jealous of this woman’s iPad hat. We streamed The Guardian‘s 100-track history of modern dance music. We were impressed by the work of Polish artist Marek Tomasik, who built a 16′ x 14′ x 15′ room out of old computer parts. We wondered what look Helena Bonham Carter is going for in a new campaign for Marc Jacobs. We giggled over old footage of Larry David doing standup back when he had hair. And finally, we learned the secret history behind Oreos’ signature embossed look.

1. This should be juicy: Aaron Sorkin will make his directorial debut with Andrew Young’s John Edwards tell-all The Politician. [ via PopWatch]
2. Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are reportedly pitching a bringing-up-baby reality show. So that’s probably why they’re back together. [via TMZ]
3. Art legend Claes Oldenburg has plans to build a giant paintbrush sculpture for the plaza in front of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. [via UnBeige]
4. Actor-director Stanley Tucci is shopping around a film tentatively titled Mommy & Me, starring two of our biggest girl crushes, Meryl Streep and Tina Fey. [via L.A. Times]
5. Country music songwriter Hank Cochran, who penned classics including Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces,” has died at age 74. [via BBC]

Lunch is long gone, it’s 4 p.m, pork sales are feeling the fever, Filene’s fans are losing the bargian bin, John Edwards may have hushed up an affair, Nipplegate ’04 STILL isn’t over, Jack Kemp has entered the end zone, Afghanistan is running a warlord, Italy’s Prez is inspiring pervs, a Laos prisoner is pregnant, and work just won’t end. There’s only one way to make it out of this day alive: THE CAT POWER HAPPY HOUR, a new daily pick-me-up from your friends at Flavorpill. After the jump, a picture so cute it’ll turn your cubicle into a den of pure cuddle. (Check back tomorrow, same time, same place for more unhinged adorability).

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We here at Flavorwire are thankful that Gawker is still picking up the Rielle Hunter beat. Apparently the ex-lover of the ex-dignified John Edwards is back in the New York metropolitan area; they say Hunter’s endless supply of cash dried up when Fred Baron died earlier this year and she was forced to forgo her cushy residence in the Santa Barbara hills. Now she’s crashing with a friend in Northern New Jersey.

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