Briefly: Kim K Hotness Hacks, SnapCats, Telescope Trauma

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: this week’s half-price Coles deals, Kim Kardashian’s top 20 beauty truths, why the world’s most powerful telescope has just been ruled unlawful.

• Have you ever wondered what it takes to compete nationally in cosplay? Probably not. But for anyone interested, Kotaku has the skinny.
• The latest annoying craze to take the online community by storm is known as “SnapCat”. It’s Snapchat, but with pictures of cats. Here are some photos.
• The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is a $US1.4 billion observatory that can peer into distant corners of our universe and back in time, exploring new cosmic landscapes with a resolution twelve times sharper than that of Hubble. Except it was just ruled unlawful and denied a construction permit. Gizmodo has the story.
• Here are 33 business books every professional should read before turning 30, courtesy of Business Insider.
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is now free to own on Android. Download it here.
• Say what you want about Kim Kardashian – she knows how to look good on camera. Here are 20 of her best beauty truths, courtesy of POPSUGAR Beauty.
• Time for a groceries run? Here are this week’s 50% off deals from Coles.