links for 2008-04-29

• ?uestlove on the BPP
  "Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson of the Roots talks about the band's new album, Rising Down, and the pressure of being the last black band signed to a major record label."
  (tags: ?uestlove, Music, Business, Culture, Trends, NPR)
• Reflections: Letting Go
  David Sedaris discusses smoking and non-smoking.
  (tags: Humor, Health, NewYorker, DavidSedaris)
• Former Gang Member Details Life Inside MS-13
  "The Latin American street gang MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, originated in Los Angeles but has quickly spread to include member cells throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America."
  (tags: Lifestyle, Urban, NPR)
• How Safe are Green Cleaning Products?
  "Plant-based or natural ingredients don't always mean a cleaning product is safe. The market is largely unregulated."
  (tags: Green, Environment, Lifestyle, Business, Trends, LATimes)
• It Only Took Three Years: Pinkberry Finally and Officially "Frozen Yogurt"
  Pinkberry can now officially claim that it is yogurt.
  (tags: EaterLA, Pinkberry, Food, Health)