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Extra, Extra: NY Times Magazine Dives Down The Breitbart Rabbit Hole


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Published Aug 16, 2017

Modified Aug 16, 2017


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Ben Yakas
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Published Aug 16, 2017

Modified Aug 16, 2017


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  • Burials are so 20th century, soon all of our decaying flesh vessels will be dissolved.
  • Charlie Day sounds pretty hopeful that Dennis will be back for the next season of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
  • The NY Times Magazine takes an inside look at Breitbart, "the rage-channeling, presidency-shaping media company at the nerve center of Trump’s America."
  • Bonnie Tyler will sing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" during the actual eclipse.
  • In case you were unclear about the series of events, the Wall Street Journal confirmed the CEO council decided to disband first, Trump tweeted he was disbanding them second.
  • A Charlottesville white supremacist stripped down to escape protesters, and the whole thing was captured on camera.
  • EW thinks these are the films that capture the spirit of each state in the country.
  • Neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer has been all but erased from the Internet.
  • Of course Steve Bannon was reportedly "proud of how [Trump] stood up to the braying mob of reporters" when he decided to side with "his people."
  • A Ukrainian malware expert has emerged in the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and he has been interviewed by the F.B.I.
  • Hamilton Fever has hit Hollywood.
  • And finally, you probably shouldn't poke at a couch monster:

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