It’s graduation season again and NPR has published a compendium of the best commencement speeches dating back to 1774. You can sort by terms like “YOLO,” or by year and speaker. If it’s got a YouTube video, it’s there for you to watch. This is a good tool to bookmark …

Last night CNN owned the Iowa Caucus coverage. Not only was their coverage insightful, it was also humorous as night grew to morning. Here is one highlight: However, after that, they locked down some seriously impressive journalism: h/t the Factor UPDATE: Huffington Post does a great CNN mashup.

CNN: Sherrod offered new job, but says she is not so sure Asked Thursday if she would consider a defamation lawsuit against Breitbart, Sherrod said, “I really think I should. You know, I don’t know a lot about the legal profession, but that’s one person I’d like to get back …

From Haiti to Jersey Shore in less than a week: Anderson’s best line: Have you seen her in the hot tub? I’ve seen that on The Soup. It’s not pretty. It’s like a Petri dish. Via Mediaite

It’s a slow August Friday in Washington, D.C. … Remember smiling.