Extra Extra: If you're not eating mangoes in the bathtub are you even living?

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Published Jun 3, 2022

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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where the horseshoe crabs are doing it. Here's what else is happening:

A retired NYPD officer was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol today with a fake INTERPOL badge, a BB gun, some live bullets and two ballistic vests.
Police in New York City are searching for a man who, on three separate occasions since January, has stolen a woman's shoe (singular).
You can now get a $4,000-a-month luxury two-bedroom apartment in the Bronx. Is that bad for the borough?
Professional darts, which seems like a bonkers spectacle, is coming to Madison Square Garden's Hulu Theater tonight and tomorrow.
Welcome to @favetiktoks420, where the content is truly meaningless and part of no larger trend.
This list of "lifestyle hacks" from The Guardian includes such charming advice as "wear a white [dress] shirt" and "eat mangoes in the bath."
Coffee companies trying to cater to Gen Z are scrambling to invent more sugary versions of the beverage, including strawberry cheesecake coffee and Cinnamon Toast Crunch coffee. (Sounds dumb, but from time to time I pour a lil' milk from my CTC in my coffee and it works.)
Here's a good rundown of the offerings at this year's Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, if you need to get hyped for stopping at gas stations this summer.
Well here we are in 2022 enjoying a new Yeah Yeah Yeahs song.
Where my Marginalists (devotees of the 2011 Wall Street thriller Margin Call) at?
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And finally, watch your backs out there:

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