- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- The NY Times Op-Ed Board interviewed all the Democratic presidential candidates and will be publishing those interviews this week leading up to announcing their pick—you can read the pieces on Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer now.
- Joker scored 11 Oscar nominations, with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman, and 1917 all netting 10 nominations each.
- However, tons of great films, performers and directors were snubbed: no nominations for Uncut Gems or The Farewell; Jennifer Lopez, Lupita Nyong’o and Greta Gerwig all snubbed; no female directors nominated; and only one person of color nominated for any of the major acting prizes.
- Why did the Trump administration tweet a photo of the first snow in D.C. five days later without any clarification?
- Earth's oldest trees will likely outlive humans.
- Even bartenders are getting in on "Dry January".
- Here's some hard evidence that royal reporters treat Meghan Markle far differently than Kate Middleton.
- A man who survived more than three weeks in sub-zero Alaska temperatures was rescued when troopers spotted his “SOS” message scrawled in the snow.
- A 14-year-old boy was struck and killed by an SUV driver while riding a bicycle in Oceanside.
- Listen to "Overtime," a fantastic new song by U.S. Girls from their upcoming album Heavy Light.
- And finally, I want to buy a GoPro just so my dog can "steal" it:
Published Jan 13, 2020
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