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- The FBI and Justice Department are on high alert for violence stemming from the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump is about to be reinstated as president.
- The currently-burning West Coast could learn some fire management lessons from Indigenous communities that have been setting controlled wildfires for thousands of years.
- I May Destroy You earned nine Emmy nominations, including a best actress nomination for Michaela Coel in the limited series/TV movie category.
- A Nassau County family got an 8-foot-deep sinkhole in their driveway, exposing a mysterious wall at the bottom that may have a (magic?) well behind it.
- France just set a single-day record for COVID-19 vaccination appointments after announcing that cafes and other venues will require proof of inoculation.
- "The last tune of the night needs to present people with the opportunity to make out": Vice asked a bunch of British DJs about their go-to end-of-the-night songs.
- Wait, so what exactly happens when the Cannes audience claps for nine damn minutes, as was the case for Wes Anderson's French Dispatch? Here's a moment-by-moment breakdown, courtesy of the New York Times.
- Wallpaper on the ceiling is a thing.
- And finally, this cat forgot its tuxedo:
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