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Extra, Extra: Millennials Prefer Texting To Boozing & Smoking


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Published Jun 13, 2014

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  • Teens have replaced alcohol with texting.
  • No one should speak ill of National Treasure Vin Diesel, even if he is being a diva.
  • Wineries will now get tax breaks for having tastings.
  • If a creepy dude hits on you, just give him this number and let Bell Hooks talk to or text him about feminist theory.
  • Zosia Mamet and Alison Williams tease the fourth season of Girls.
  • Officials set a house teetering over a cliff on fire in order to knock it down, which has got to be the ultimate metaphor for something.
  • Check out four of the biggest moneymaking apartment flips in the recent history of downtown Manhattan.
  • Of course there are going to be more SNL cast changes before the next season.
  • Here's the oral history of the Wikipedia photo for 'grinding.'
  • If you claim you gave birth to a lizard, don't be surprised if people start accusing you of witchcraft.
  • And finally, bitch I don't walk down the stairs, I take my stairlift:

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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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