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ICYMI: Nothing Says Punk Rock Like A $265 Black Flag Shirt
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- Obama's not slacking off, even as his term is winding down—he's just shortened the sentences of 214 federal inmates. This is the most commutations made on a single day in over a century.
- Surfing and skateboarding have been added as sports to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Wrestling has also made it back onto the list.
- A Dutch man waited at a Chinese airport for 10 days for his online girlfriend to arrive. She never did. :(
- There's an outbreak of "zombie anthrax" in Siberia. Well, this just ruins our day.
- You got $265 to plop down on a Black Flag t-shirt (that you can probably get for $25 on eBay)?
- A huge fire was started after a backhoe struck a gas main in Woodland Hills. Luckily, the fire was contained and the damage was (relatively) minor.
- Pitchfork interviews Animal of The Muppets. "Radiohead! Radiohead! LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- Mendooozaaaa:
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