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Extra, Extra: Have You Taken Any #DentistSelfies?
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 4, 2016
Modified Apr 4, 2016
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- A Long Island man has been accused of shoving his wife’s hand into a fryer.
- The NY Post hounded an elderly homeless woman for having possessions, but the tabloid is okay with a group of cyclists building a shelter under a bridge for this homeless man.
- The AV Club has a great oral history of Comedy Central.
- #DentistSelfies is one of the weirder hashtags going around.
- Trump has dirt on Roger Ailes and wears a bulletproof vest to speeches.
- Can men learn to be emotionally honest?
- The Brooklyn Cat Cafe is officially opening on Atlantic next month.
- A.I. assistants like Alexa and Siri are our present and our future.
- Nobody has been killed using bike share programs around the country.
- Learn how to make every item on the Taco Bell menu at home.
- Bernie Sanders has a rally planned for Washington Square Park next week.
- The Rolling Stones might be releasing a new album this year, their first in over a decade.
- And finally, be like Luke the poodle and run to bed right now:
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