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- Upworthy/GOOD laid off at least 31 employees yesterday, and the editor in chief resigned.
- You take the good, you take the bad, you... REMAKE THE FACTS OF LIFE? WTF. Apparently Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel may produce a TV reboot of The Facts of Life.
- Chris Rock is going to Fargo (the TV show).
- And yes, there's a lot of content out there: FX chief talks about "narrative exhaustion" in the "gilded age of television."
- Video: California’s Carr Fire may have sparked the most intense fire tornado ever seen in America.
- An NYPD official faces disciplinary action after allegedly working out in the gym at 1 Police Plaza when he was getting paid overtime.
- Smith College has apologized after a white college employee called police to report a black student who “seemed out of place" eating lunch on campus.
- Paul Manafort's attorney argued today that his client is obviously innocent because he would not have left "evidence around" if he was trying to break law.
- New details have emerged about the next Die Hard movie, Die Hard: Year One, and they don't exactly inspire confidence.
- The Newseum, a nonprofit D.C. museum dedicated to journalism, is selling "Fake News" and MAGA merch.
- Speaking of D.C... have a nice weekend.
Published Aug 3, 2018
Modified Aug 3, 2018
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