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Extra, Extra: Conservative Writer Blames Newtown Shooting On "Feminized Setting"
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Ben Yakas
Published Dec 19, 2012
Modified Dec 19, 2012
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Ben Yakas
Published Dec 19, 2012
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- Tim Tebow was "disappointed" by the fact the Jets had absolutely no confidence in him as a quarterback this season.
- Tumblr of the day: Real Estate Agents Headshots.
- National Review writer Charlotte Allen thinks the reason Adam Lanza was able to kill so many students was because Newtown was a “feminized setting.”
- Linsanity still exists in NYC.
- Enjoy Videogum's epic 2012 viral videos retrospective.
- All of the fake shows from Arrested Development are now (kinda) on Netflix!
- Here's a visual, GIF-given ode to R.A. Dickey.
- Bryan Singer is rebooting The Twilight Zone for TV.
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