David McCullough Jr., a teacher at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts, gave a commencement address to his students that pounded into them their lack of individuality."You're not special," he repeated to a crowd of 18-year-olds. The ultimate message of his speech -- to follow your dreams because you believe in their importance, not because you believe you are entitled to them -- is actually quite noble, but may not comforting to kids going into a world where half of all college graduates can't find jobs.

The Huffington Post  |  By Ross Luippold   |  Posted: 06/11/12 12:03 PM ET  |  Updated: 06/11/12 12:03 PM ET

The Psychometer: Who Went Too Far Last Week?

The Psychometer: Who Went Too Far Last Week?
We already knew that the D.C. press corps collectively has a pretty lame sense of humor, but now we know that it's at the maturity level of Beavis and/or Butt-Head. Some journalists thought that when President Obama said that Michelle's push-ups don't "go down all the way," he was talking about oral sex. Huh? Obama's lead in the presidential race isn't so comfortable that he's about to start going blue.....code  lifeBLUE supporT  or code RED

David McCullough Jr., a teacher at Wellesley High School in Massachusetts, gave a commencement address to his students that pounded into them their lack of individuality."You're not special," he repeated to a crowd of 18-year-olds. The ultimate message of his speech -- to follow your dreams because you believe in their importance, not because you believe you are entitled to them -- is actually quite noble, but may not comforting to kids going into a world where half of all college graduates can't find jobs.

Miley Cyrus, 19, may be the world's most famous perpetual eighth-grader, but she announced last week that she and her longterm boyfriend are getting hitched. No word on what designer is providing her sideboob wedding dress.

The loss of a family pet is always sad, but one Dutch artistreacted to the death of his cat in a unique way -- he had him stuffed, and then turned him into a helicopter. Definitely the most alarming cat video of the week.