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- This raven shall fly evermore after receiving a feather transplant.
- Oh look, an adorable baby giraffe was born at Six Flags in New Jersey.
- Patrick Stewart reading plastic surgery haikus from Amy Poehler's new book is everything.
- HBO is set to lay off 7% of its workers this week as part of larger cuts at Time Warner.
- Taco Bell has inexplicably launched an app that allows you to pre-order your Crunchwraps, et al.
- A ticking mailbox set off a bomb scare outside Yeshiva University this weekend.
- Someone stole one of Hedwig's wigs from Saturday's show at the Belasco.
- These imagined, uncropped versions of classic album covers are pretty neat.
- And finally, this very good doggy will bring you a beer if you're feeling parched:

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