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John Oliver Exposes the Sinister Side of the Mobile Home Industry

Last Week Tonight explains how investors buy the land under manufactured houses so they can hike up the rent.

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Why Are People Still Playing Google’s Halloween Ghost Game in April?

Its appeal belongs to no one season.

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How Dance Theatre of Harlem Supports Black Ballerinas

Artistic Director Virginia Johnson shares stories about growing up as a black ballerina and progress in the dance culture.

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My Guy Can’t Have Sex Until He Gets Circumcised. What’s Taking Him So Long?

I don’t think I can wait much longer.

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Game of Thrones Gets a New Song From The Weeknd, SZA, and Travis Scott

The song might even drop before the series premiere on Sunday.

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Kirstjen Nielsen Wasn’t Cruel and Lawless Enough for Trump. That Doesn’t...

Apparently, she needed to step aside for somebody less squeamish.

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Felicity Huffman Will Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scandal

Huffman was among 12 parents and a coach who pled guilty to federal charges.

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Help! My Best Friend Helped Me Get Over My Abusive Ex-Girlfriend. Am I in...

I have never felt this way about another man.

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Fosse/Verdon Can’t Break the Myth of Male Genius’ Grip

Michelle Williams is so winning that she almost obscures how much her character is just the quintessential long-suffering wife.

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Trump Just Purged DHS, Reportedly Because Its Leaders Weren’t Breaking the...

The Monday Afternoon Massacre will usher in a new era of lawless brutality toward immigrants.

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Facebook and Google Can’t Fix the Local News Crisis. Here’s What Can.

“Paying reporters is what this is all about.”

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The Angle: Can Bernie Sanders Change? Should He?

2020 is not 2016.

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Is Donald Trump’s Golf-Course Cheating Funny, Alarming, or Both?

He threw Mike Tirico’s ball into a bunker!

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As a College Student, I Had My Own Close Encounter With Joe Biden. I’m Still...

“And had he asked me that day: ‘Can I hold your hand?’ I don’t know what I would have said.”

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How a Lobbyist Got a Full Public Pension for One Day of Substitute Teaching

The pension could be worth more than $1 million in his lifetime.

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Becky Lynch Is the Hero the WWE Needs and Wrestling Fans Want

The WWE is pressing Lynch’s superstardom as a feminist victory. It’s probably best understood as a smart marketing decision.

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Why That Video of Hasan Minhaj Teaching Ellen to Say His Name Went So Viral

He taught a lot more than pronunciation.

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Bernie Sanders Says He’s Not Sure About Ending the Filibuster. So Much for...

Sanders’ Medicare for All bill would likely have trouble making it through reconciliation.

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Why You Don’t Need to Worry About That New Drug-Resistant Super Fungus

You’d probably be an outlier not to feel a least a bit alarmed after reading through all of this.

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Today in Brexit: May Heads to Europe to Beg Merkel and Macron for More Time...

Theresa May hopes her efforts to strike a compromise with the Labour Party will impress the EU enough to warrant a deadline extension.

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