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- Director David Fincher explains why he couldn't cast ScarJo in his The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo adaptation: "Scarlett Johansson was great. It was a great audition, I'm telling you. But the thing with Scarlett is, you can't wait for her to take her clothes off." Obvs.
- In China, a two-year-old was injured by a hit-and-run driver and then 17 people passed by her body without helping.
- Mayor Bloomberg says he could have played himself on Saturday Night Live.
- Looks like NY State's 2nd biggest union will agree to a deal with Governor Cuomo.
- Chinatown leaders want answers about a local soldier's death in Afghanistan—apparently he had been beaten by superior officers and was subjected to racial taunts.
- Aw, yeah, Herman Cain Pizza Jam.
- It cost Mayor Bloomberg over $5 million to tell New Yorkers he's a good mayor.
- Cornel West won't be charged for being on the Supreme Court steps yesterday during an Occupy DC event yesterday and check out photos from Occupy Chicago.
Published Oct 17, 2011
Modified Oct 17, 2011
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