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Extra, Extra: Rare Blue Lobster Dazzles Its Way Out Of Death Sentence
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Published Aug 9, 2020
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- The NY Times examines evangelical Christians' enduring support for Trump in a story full of quotes like, “Mike Pence is a wonderful gentleman, I’d say he is like the very supportive, submissive wife to Trump."
- A New Jersey restaurant owner was too amazed by a rare blue lobster to serve it to his guests, so he's donating it to an aquarium. Sorry, basic lobsters.
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- And finally, may the orcas be the wind in your sails, bruh:
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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