Ampersands, Autonomous Cars, and Awkward Black Girls Much Prefer Procrastinating on This!

1. No, I could not be more excited about Issa Rae from MISADVENTURES OF AN AWKWARD BLACK GIRL and Shonda Rhimes getting together to make a TV show called, I HATE LA DUDES. Why can’t it be Fall 2013 now???? Squee!!!! [Jezebel]

Thanks to taking my child trick or treating for the first time this Halloween, I won't be dressing up. #comfortwinstheday BUT I do adore a clever, historical costume that needs explaining. Like if you're going to go skimpy, why not dress up as Josephine Baker. And if you're going to go gaudy, why not Wu Zetian, China's only female emperor? Click on the pic to get more awesome ladies costume ideas from The Mary Sue.

2. THE COLOR PURPLE, aka my favorite book of all time is now 30! This got me to wondering how old your favorite books are. [Tayari Jones]

3. GM’s Cadillac division says they’ll have partially autonomous cars on the road by 2015 and fully autonomous ones by 2020. Yes! I’m basically looking at our current ride as Dead Car Driving, because it’ll get dumped so hard by the end of this decade. [Wired]

4. Did you know that the ampersand used to be an official part of the English alphabet? Click through to read its strange & fascinating history. [Dictionary.com]

5. If you really want your Halloween costume to pop, pick up some glow in the dark fingernail polish for $9.99 [pictured]. [Likecool]

6. If you’re as much of a DEEP SPACE NINE stan as I am, you’ll love this list of “10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” My favorite reveal: The show was originally supposed to be a Western ala FIREFLY, but budget concerns kept them grounded on a sound stage/space station set on the Paramount lot. [i09]

7. I’m having trouble deciding whether I’m going to love or hate 43, which is basically SCARY MOVIE meets LOVE ACTUALLY with no horror and A-list actors. What say you?