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- The mother of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer eulogized her daughter at a memorial service today: "They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what: you just magnified her."
- Former US presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush issued a joint statement condemning "racial bigotry, antisemitism and hatred" after Trump dropped the ball on doing so this week.
- St. Vincent will direct a female-led adaptation of The Picture Of Dorian Gray.
- Here is a disturbing report on what the Jewish community in Charlottesville went through last weekend, when police wouldn't provide any protection for a local synagogue as parades of armed Nazis passed by.
- Watch the music video for LCD Soundsystem's groovy new single, "tonite."
- Baltimore removed multiple Confederate statues last night.
- Hamilton will use Ticketmaster’s new “verified” program to battle ticket bots.
- The Atlantic reports on how investigators used Ancestry.com to solve a decades-old unsolved murder.
- Groundhog Day the musical will end its Broadway run next month, then will embark on an 18-month national tour.
- Trump’s council of CEOs appears close to disbanding after he equated hate groups with protesters.
- Daniel Craig confirmed that he will indeed play James Bond one more time, slashed wrists be damned.
- And finally, I am speechless:
Published Aug 16, 2017
Modified Aug 16, 2017
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