Open tabs: Modern Stone Age senator

• Look at Rand Paul's hilarious pre-historic iPhone protector! (His iPhone is actually a literal angry bird, and when he's done using it it sighs and says, "it's a living.")
• I'm not particularly confident that Henry Blodget is getting anyone's salary correct in this post, but it is a true fact that Howard Kurtz, Peter Goodman, and Tim O'Brien are hilariously overpaid, especially compared to the interns who curate the slideshows.
• Say hello to the new American home, an "8,400-square-feet single-family mausoleum" with a windowless room for your TV screen.
• Did you read that Times Magazine piece on how a bunch of guys are struggling with the jobs crisis? Not, like, unemployed guys, but rich White House guys.

By Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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