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Extra, Extra: Tarantino's New Movie Was Originally A 'Django' Spinoff

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- Where did Quentin Tarantino get the idea for his new film, The Hateful Eight? It was originally a Django spinoff.
- Rachel Dolezal (remember her?) speaks! She's naming her new baby after Langston Hughes, of course.
- Do you live in the Denver area, have a soul patch and know how to play bass? Serious Bassist Needed for Creed/Nickelback Cover Band (Denver).
- You'd think Ancient Roman hairstyles would be the most passé dos at this point, but one YouTuber is really into recreating them.
- Why are Chinese moms spending thousands of dollars a monthlong regiment of meals after they give birth?
- Speaking of the Chinese, they seem to be enjoying the Point Break remake, which came out three weeks earlier in China.
- A rare sea turtle is a long, long way from home and an Oregon aquarium is helping him recover from his injuries.
- Goods news for people in bad moods: unhappiness and stress won't affect your life expectancy says a new study. (Study valid until another study comes along contradicting it).
- Hillary Clinton is going to be on TV again. She just filmed an episode for Broad City.
- The latest battleground in the War On Christmas at Starbucks? Their discontinued polar bear cookies.
- And finally: here's a clip of the Talking Heads doing "Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)," from Stop Making Sense, the greatest concert film of all time: