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Early Addition: An Alarming Look At The Spread Of The QAnon Conspiracy
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 10, 2020
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- The Oscars last night...were good?! Parasite and Bong Joon-ho deservedly took home the big prizes, the no-host approach kinda worked for once, and Eminem was there for some reason.
- Better get to know Sharon Choi, the aspiring director who acted as Bong Joon-ho's translator during awards season.
- [Seinfeld voice] What's the DEAL with airplane food?
- We're living in a golden age of white collar crimes.
- Here is a disturbing story about the reach and impact of QAnon, which has seeped offline to congressional races, violent crimes, and college classes.
- An "annoyed craft-beer hater" pulled a gun on a long line of people who were waiting to buy beer at Other Half Brewery in Brooklyn.
- Despite the deal with Steve Cohen falling through last week, the Mets are reportedly still for sale with "no preconditions regarding control of the team."
- Britain and Europe are scrambling to prepare for the "imminent threat" of the coronavirus.
- Has your laptop ruined your life?
- Listen to "4 American Dollars," a groovy new song from U.S. Girls.
- And finally, your Valentine's Day date is here:
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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