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- The NY Times Magazine had Karl Ove Knausgaard observe live brain surgery for some reason.
- Carrie Fisher has no time for Star Wars body shamers.
- The priest who used a hoverboard during Christmas services has been reprimanded by church leaders.
- The new Ghostbusters will be up against "dead criminals from all eras of New York’s underbelly past" in the new movie.
- Can dogs recognize that other dogs are dogs?
- The bathrooms in Washington Square Park will blow your mind.
- The two teachers who got caught making out at Horndog High are suing the city for backpay and lost wages.
- Aretha Franklin stole the show while honoring Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors.
- A Queens stripper claims that her bosses at the Gentlemen's Quarters stole tips and didn't pay employees minimum wage.
- A Jezebel contributor writes about what it's like when your "fat pic goes viral as a feminist cautionary tale."
- And finally, this fuzzy baby elephant just wants to cuddle on your face:

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