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- Firefighters saved a man in the East River.
- People classified as “hipsters” by a smug Vice Mag camera crew aren’t exactly physicists.
- Brad Pitt's mom really doesn't like Obama and the gays, based on a letter she sent to Missouri’s News-Leader.
- There's more posthumous Amy WInehouse albums on the way.
- Japanese artist Aiko has begun to create a new project for the Houston/Bowery Mural Wall.
- P. Diddy's East Hampton house crasher partied down by drinking his liquor, washing with his soap, and even using his toothbrush.
- Rent stabilized apartments in Manhattan are $1245/month cheaper than regular apartments.
- A billion hours of Netflix was watched in June. A BILLION.
- Chris Rock pisses off libertarian bloggers with Independence Day tweet.
- Here's a video of a man doing some sort of cocaine-fueled super version of the moonwalk.
- And finally, an adorable cat surprises a news anchor on air:
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