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Extra, Extra: Sex Robots Are Coming To Love Us To Death
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Ben Yakas
Published Dec 19, 2016
Modified Dec 19, 2016
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- Matthew McConaughey is up for doing True Detective season 3, even if that is a terrible idea no one really wants.
- Notable 'Twitter essayist' writes in defense of tweetstorms.
- Red wine hot chocolate is all the rage.
- The NY Post is all riled up by Pole Dancing Rat, which is probably Zardulu.
- The Russian ambassador to Turkey was fatally shot at an art gallery, and at least nine people were killed when a truck plowed through a German holiday market.
- Here's a complete history of Trump's cinematic cameos (mostly playing himself).
- There's a petition to bring back the Grand Central Terminal bar carts.
- Sex robots may make sweet love to us to death.
- NYC set a new tourist record with over 60 million visitors in 2016.
- Louis CK bought a new place in the West Village.
- Russian stocks are surging thanks to Trump and oil.
- And finally, here's how a pack of beagles gets exercise:
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