Start Spreading The News: What You Should Read Today [12/23/14]

The Sony hack and the possibly related North Korea Internet outage will continue to make headlines on Tuesday. Ahead of the holiday, here's what you should be reading today.

Let It Snow -- And Rain -- For The Holidays

If you made any holiday travel plans, chances are you're monitoring the weather every hour for updates. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-East and GOES-West satellites are tracking weather patterns across the United States ahead of Christmas, NASA reported. A satellite image taken Monday showed wide stretches of clouds that brought snow and rain to parts of the U.S. yesterday. The wet weather will likely continue through Christmas Eve. "NWS said that weather across the U.S. from Dec. 22 to Dec. 24 will see a developing storm system across the eastern U.S. this week, periods of rain and mountain snow for the northwest U.S., and showers and thunderstorms for the Gulf Coast states," according to NASA.

Snuggling Up With An E-book May Be Bad For Your Health

Reading a book before turning off the lights for the night has gone digital thanks to e-books. The tablets are convenient, but the screens affect sleep habits much the way a cell phone or television would, BBC reported. Researchers from Harvard Medical School compared regular books to e-books and foud that back-lit tablets led to poorer sleep quality and affected alertness and the body's circadian rhythm.

"Participants reading an LE-ebook took longer to fall asleep and had reduced evening sleepiness, reduced melatonin secretion, later timing of their circadian clock, and reduced next-morning alertness than when reading a printed book," Anne-Marie Chang, corresponding author and associate neuroscientist at Brigham and Women’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, said in a statement.

Subway Etiquette: Holiday Edition

Space on a New York City subway train is perhaps some of the most valuable real estate in the city, which is why subway etiquette is so important for commuters. The New York Times' City Room blog takes a look at several new ways straphangers take up more space than necessary. Everyone knows about "manspreading," but Annie Correal and Andy Newman want to add more items on the list. Pole-hogging, public displays of affection and dogs in purses should also be banned on the subway, according to Correal and Newman.

You'll Always Know The Lyrics Thanks To Google

We've all gone to Google and searched for lyrics, but the search engine is making that process even easier. Lyrics for a song will now show up as part of a Google search for the song title, which eliminates the need to go to another site, the Verge reported.

Is J.K. Rowling Her Own Worst Enemy?

All the recent "Harry Potter" news, from new stories to new movies, surely pleased fans, but is author J.K. Rowling doing more harm than good? The Washington Post takes a look at how Rowling may be ruining the series' legacy as she continues to expand the universe while adding her opinions on how the series, and relationships, should have ended.