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Extra, Extra: Hiddleswift Make Performative Happiness Great Again
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Ben Yakas
Published Jul 4, 2016
Modified Jul 4, 2016
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- The Post convinced a self-loathing Millennial to sell out his generation.
- Learn how an aspiring writer became the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest emcee.
- Christine Brinkley turned a hose onto a woman peeing near her property.
- Hiddleswift has embarrassed two great nations thanks to Hiddleston's "I Heart T.S." shirt.
- Unless of course it turns out this whole "relationship" is actually a conspiracy.
- Sean Avery is still not a nice person.
- The great George Saunders tries to understand Trump fans for the New Yorker.
- Building an customer base early: Hooters sponsors Cub Scouts camps, much to parents' dismay.
- A man who was called the N-word by a cop during an arrest was awarded $75K.
- A three-year-old died after falling out the 13th story window of his Harlem apartment.
- Sometimes correlation DOES imply causation.
- And finally, here are puppies discovering mirrors for the first time:
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