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Extra, Extra: How A NY Times Writer Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Snapchat
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Extra, Extra: How A NY Times Writer Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Snapchat


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Ben Yakas

Published Sep 12, 2016

Modified Sep 12, 2016


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Published Sep 12, 2016

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  • A NY Times writer discusses being "reverse mentored" in Snapchat by a younger colleague.
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about the presidential campaign and the Breitbart-ification of the news.
  • A construction and engineering firm has proposed extending the 1 train to Red Hook.
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  • The new NY Times public editor wrote a bad column.
  • Hillary Clinton’s body double thinks people really need to chill out.
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