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Extra, Extra: OMG Somebody Taught Dogs How To Drive!


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Published Dec 5, 2012

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  • A former American Apparel employee has filed a lawsuit against Dov Charney claiming he was subjected to homophobic slurs, had dirt rubbed in his face while on the job, and was called a "f--g long-haired wannabe Jew!”
  • Lemon Juice, one of the Hasidic men arrested for taking photos of the victim in a sexual abuse trial, claims he actually supports the alleged victim of Nechemya Weberman—he also claims "he wants all of his kids to have different kind of vegetable and fruit names."
  • Some people still think Nate Silver is too shifty to trust.
  • There was a real motherfucking snake on this motherfucking plane.
  • Read this amazing subway rescue story from 1975—it has a much happier ending than most.
  • Twitter and Instagram are in a tiff.
  • John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John made a music video for their holiday song, and one YouTube commenter summed it up thusly: "Just totally not gay John Travolta singing a totally not gay duet with Olivia Newton-John. The usual."
  • Ed Asner takes his anger out on rich people in this video.
  • A couple kidnapped a handyman and forced him to do home repairs
  • David Wright on re-signing with the Mets: "It wouldn't mean as much winning somewhere else as it would, obviously, winning here."
  • And finally, they've seriously taught dogs how to drive in New Zealand!!
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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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