Ypulse Essentials: Lady Gaga Backlash, Kindle Library Books, Facebook Safety & Security Center

Weird Al’s parody (of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” is spot-on. Too bad the diva doesn’t have a sense of humor — she apparently did not sanction the parody for Weird Al’s next album, despite his plan to donate all proceeds from the song to the Human Rights Campaign. Let the Lady Gaga bashing begin. We may have reached the tipping point of her fame, according to The Guardian) (Flavorpill)

- Justin Timberlake will bookend (this season of SNL — he’s hosting the season finale on May 21, after appearing in the show’s season opener. Lady Gaga will be the musical guest. Please, oh please, someone get Weird Al on the show too!) (Deadline Hollywood) (MTV)

- Amazon announced Kindle owners (will soon be able to borrow ebooks from their local libraries. Readers can check books out multiple times, and their notations will be preserved via Whispersync) (eBookNewser)

- Pokemon Black and White (unseats top seller “Call of Duty: Black Ops” as the best selling videogame last month. MIT and the Smithsonian jump on the “video games are good” bandwagon, releasing an educational and entertaining game with a focus on science learning) (USA Today) (Fast Company)

- Facebook improves its (Safety & Security Center with new tools for law enforcement, teachers, parents, and kids. The move comes just in time, as a new report from the EU finds that many kids don’t understand online privacy. While the report discusses children in Europe, kids in the U.S. act very similarly online and are likely just as confused) (Derek Baird) (SocialTimes)

- Some schools are issuing report cards (with students’ body mass index listed along with their grades. The report cards also include tips about healthy eating and leading an active lifestyle to educate parents, who tend to assume their children are healthier than they actually are. Brands are responding to parents requests for healthier lunch options for kids — Kraft’s Lunchables are relaunching following a healthy makeover reducing sodium levels and adding more fruit and whole grains) (Huffington Post) (Ad Age, reg required)