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Early Addition: Poor Bill Burr's Having A Hard Time With Millennials
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Ben Yakas
Published Sep 17, 2019
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- Andrew Yang still thinks Shane Gillis deserved a chance at SNL—and the two of them are apparently going to meet.
- And now, enjoy the stupidest conversation about the Shane Gillis news, courtesy of David Spade, Bill Burr and Jim Jefferies.
- NBC is launching its own streaming network, Peacock, that will include The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Frasier, SNL and more; a reboot of Battlestar Galactica from Sam Esmail; a new comedy by Mike Schur; and Punky Brewster and Saved By The Bell reunions/reboots.
- This profile of Lauren Duca covers her rise to fame, and also how students from her NYU journalism class have filed a complaint to the university about how she was a terrible teacher.
- Veteran journalist Cokie Roberts has died. She was 75.
- The Times addresses the many questions about their handling of the Brett Kavanaugh essay from over the weekend.
- Weirdest rumor of the day: did a woman orgasm while watching Tom Hiddleston star in Betrayal on Broadway?
- Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did.
- Listen to "Everyone Hides," a great new single from Wilco.
- Equifax doesn't want you to get your $125—here's what you can do about it.
- James Murphy is opening up a new cafe and bar in Williamsburg called Daymoves.
- A parked car burst into flames in the East Village this morning.
- And finally, this is just so precious:
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