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- Joe Biden got into a heated exchange with a man at an Iowa town hall, calling the man a “damn liar” and challenging him to do push-ups after the voter questioned his son’s overseas business dealings.
- Finally, the "Peloton husband" speaks out about the ad which became an Internet joke, and worries that people will confuse him with his "character," Nameless Husband In A Peloton Ad.
- Judge John Hodgman has the final word on where Midtown's boundaries are: "Ultimately, whenever you wander from the energy that hums through the city and suddenly feel like the saddest version of being a grown-up, Midtown is with you."
- If you use Spotify, you'll want to use their "decade wrapped" feature to find out what you listened to the most over the last decade.
- Billy Dee Williams is still the coolest guy in any room at 82.
- At least five people in NJ have been hospitalized due to the romaine lettuce E. Coli outbreak.
- Production designers used photos from foot-fetish websites to help recreate the Fox News offices.
- After four years, CMJ is relaunching in 2020, though details remains thin.
- Anyone looking to buy a possibly haunted mansion in Auburn, NY?
- Away, a minimalist luggage startup, sounds like a horrible place to work, with "a culture of intimidation and constant surveillance" by higher-ups.
- Kanye West may be joining Joel Osteen for a big event at Yankee Stadium next year.
- Tiffany Haddish got Bat Mitzvah'd, and a ton of famous Jews attended.
- Chance The Rapper let slip that he's planning on turning Chicagoist into an app focused on culture and food.
- And finally, the video for Of Montreal's fun new single "Polyaneurism" features a dog love triangle:

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