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Extra, Extra: Jay-Z Has A $1 Million Nursery For Blue Ivy In Barclays
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 4, 2013
Modified Jan 4, 2013
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- Here is the saddest Tumblr of the day: Lonely Virgil!
- Bill O'Reilly weighs in on Asians: "Asian people are not liberal, you know, by nature. They're usually more industrious and hard-working."
- Tom Wolfe wrote "a searing indictment" of Wall Street today.
- Jose Canseco connected with Dane Cook on Twitter: "Hey @DaneCook thanks for the follow you are the 1988 Jose Canseco of comedy and i was you now then."
- Stanley Kurbick worried that IBM was going to be pissed with him over murderous HAL.
- Jay-Z has a $1 million-a-year nursery at Barclays Center for Blue Ivy.
- The NYPD sure are buying lots of clip on ties.
- One of Anthony Weiner's former sexting partners apologized on his Facebook...under a photo of him, Huma and the baby.
- Here's a montage all about training montages!
- You could either look at graphic photos of a UK man who lost 644 pounds through gastric bypass, but now has to get 112 pounds of extra skin removed, OR you could watch a video of a dog driving a power wheel car by himself. The choice is yours!
- And finally, this adorable baby knows more than you do about classic rock:
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