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Early Addition: The Best Prince Stories You'll Ever Read
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Early Addition: The Best Prince Stories You'll Ever Read


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Published Dec 8, 2016

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Ben Yakas
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Published Dec 8, 2016

Modified Dec 8, 2016


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  • The Trump team is scrambling to find someone—anyone!—willing to perform at Trump's inauguration.
  • Here's the Kanye West/Chance The Rapper mashup album you didn't know you wanted.
  • Pantone's new color of the year is "greenery."
  • For your next vacation, you can experience a simulation of the Titanic hitting an iceberg in a Rick & Morty storyline come to life.
  • The woman's march on Washington the day after Trump's inauguration will not have access to the Lincoln Memorial.
  • The NYPD will protect Roberta’s from Pizzagate psychos.
  • Speaking of which, the NY Times snagged an interview with the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria gunman.
  • Some of Prince's closest friends share their best Prince stories with GQ.
  • Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich tries addressing Trump directly on CNN.
  • The woman who may have started Pizzagate has no regrets because "it’s honestly really grown our audience."
  • Why is a Queens doctor being criminally prosecuted for a botched abortion that left a woman dead?
  • Democrats are calling for a special commission to investigate Russian interference in the election.
  • Shigeru Miyamoto and The Roots performed the 'Super Mario Theme' on Fallon.
  • And finally, this puppy loves the snow so very much:

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Ben Yakas was born and raised in New York, and has worked for Gothamist for over a decade, and WNYC for four years, covering literally everything. He has hung out with Dan Smith (who will teach you guitar), but still has yet to have a guitar lesson with him.

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