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Extra, Extra: The White House Has The Most Beautiful Sinkholes


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Published May 22, 2018

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Published May 22, 2018

Modified May 22, 2018


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  • An actual sinkhole opened up on the White House lawn, and that is not a metaphor.
  • The Harvard class of 2003 alumni used their class notes to excoriate former classmate Jared Kushner.
  • The Royal Wedding gets the Bad Lip Reading it deserves.
  • Digg checked out that Fyre Fest merch sale, and still aren't sure whether the merch was authentic or not.
  • Amazon has reportedly started banning customers it claims are sending back too many items.
  • Publix supermarket won't print "cum," "fart or "butt on a cake, but they will print "dickhole."
  • Damon Lindelof revealed that his HBO Watchmen project will be an original story, not an adaptation.
  • The Taxi King, Michael Cohen’s former business partner, has agreed to cooperate with the government as part of a plea deal.
  • The first reviews for season five of Arrested Development are here.
  • Donald Glover fans have stormed the gates of the Donald Trump subreddit.
  • And finally, watch until the end:

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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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