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- Trump denounced what he called a “partisan impeachment crusade” against him in a very calm six-page letter to Nancy Pelosi, which you can skim in full here.
- Women complained to the NY Post about men showing up at The Wing and taking up space: “It’s bizarre to choose to occupy a space women specifically wanted for themselves. Classic patriarchal entitlement complex.”
- Adam Driver reportedly walked out of an interview with Terry Gross after she played a Marriage Story clip: "The star actor allegedly left after expressing displeasure with listening to a clip of his own acting—a fear Driver has repeatedly voiced in the past."
- Is the Salvation Army actually an anti-LGTBQ organization?
- A secretive federal court has accused the F.B.I. of misleading it "about the factual basis for wiretapping a former Trump campaign adviser and ordered the bureau to propose changes in how investigators seek permission for some national security surveillance."
- Pitchfork says these are the 20 best music videos of the year.
- Chonky headline of the day: "Purrfect match! British man who traveled 4,000 miles to Chicago to meet a woman who liked a Facebook picture of his chubby cat reveals they're now 'long-distance dating.'"
- Writer Emily VanDerWerff grapples with the legacy, or lack thereof, of Louie.
- Here's some advice on surviving your office holiday party with your dignity intact.
- What did you expect would happen when a hardcore LA punk band played at a Denny's?
- A dog who spent 500 days at an animal shelter in upstate New York has found a forever home.
- Robert De Niro's former employee Graham Chase Robinson, whom he previously sued for embezzlement and excessively watching Friends on company time, has filed a motion in New York to dismiss that suit.
- And finally, sometimes horse walks dog, sometimes dog walks horse:
Published Dec 17, 2019
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