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- The voice of Kermit the Frog has been fired, and he says he's "devastated."
- A debate rages about whether it's acceptable to use a big polystyrene Dunkin' Donuts cup to insulate your big plastic Dunkin' Donuts ice coffee cup. (Answer: It's NOT.)
- Jon Stewart crashed Jimmy Kimmel's interview with a Pennsylvania kid who had a Kimmel-themed bar mitzvah.
- Is the Mercer family funding alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos?
- The private email of one of the State Department's top Russia intelligence officials has reportedly been hacked.
- The alleged former Soviet intelligence officer who met with Donald Trump, Jr. in Trump tower was previously accused in federal and state courts of orchestrating an international hacking conspiracy.
- In other news, Trump, Jr. made the cover of next week's New Yorker.
- Is Rockaway prepared for the next Sandy?
- Quentin Tarantino's next film will be about the Manson Family murders.
- Start saying goodbye to small mom-and-pop restaurants, says David Chang.
- I'm told this video is "cute":
Early Addition: Debate Rages Over Dunkin' Donuts Double Cup Methodology
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