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Extra, Extra: Barbie's Take On My Bloody Valentine Is 'They Are So Emo'

By Jean Trinh

Published Sep 16, 2015 11:00 PM

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A hero pilot of an Air Canada flight grounded an international flight to save a dog's life.
Kim Kardashian shared a moment with her daughter, and it was super sweet and, well, normal.
Remember Amy's Baking Company from Kitchen Nightmares? Well, she still has some things to say about Gordon Ramsey, like how he's a "lying bully who gets paid to destroy people lives and lead them to suicide." Oof.
Barbie loves Taylor Swift and thinks My Bloody Valentine is "so emo."
Jamie Lee Curtis recreated her mother's famous Psycho shower scream.
An LA Weekly writer tried to bike the entire length of the L.A. River path, but it didn't turn out so well.
Tom Brady <3s Donald Trump.
You've got one more day left to get some cold brews and brunch at Go Get Em Tiger pop-up in Silver Lake.
And finally, don't ever interrupt this dog while it's chewing paper:

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