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- A jellyfish was erroneously mistaken for a breast implant in Australia, thus precluding what was reported as a murder mystery. Case closed!
- Palos Verdes Estates is in the process of tearing down the seaside fort belonging to a gang of middle-aged manbabies and the equipment used by the crew doing the teardown was vandalized. Shouldn't be too hard to round up the suspects.
- All the critics love Martin Scorsese's Silence.
- Still need to decorate for the holidays? Why not a $130 "hipster" nativity set?
- Here's why Anderson Cooper rejected Andy Cohen after they were set up on a blind date.
- Is L.A.'s poke craze bad for the environment? (As a general rule of thumb, find out where your seafood is sourced! Check Seafood Watch)
- And finally: FUCK OFF JAKE
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