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Published Apr 21, 2021


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  • The New Yorker considers the crucial role of bystanders in the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin for George Floyd's death.
  • The Justice Department will launch a broad investigation of the Minneapolis police department.
  • Good work, everyone: LeVar Burton will be one of the remaining guest hosts for Jeopardy! Burton thanked the person who started the petition. Remember, you can go anywhere / With friends to know / And ways to grow / A reading rainbow.
  • Sure, Shakespeare might have written King Lear during the plague, but he didn't figure out how to make excellent banana art during the pandemic.
  • Yet again, there are rumors that Chris Christie is running for president.
  • Mads Mikkelsen on Hannibal, losing part of the Casino Royale script on a plane, and being Rihanna's bitch.
  • Polar Bears and Grizzly Bears are falling in love and making beautiful baby Pizzly Bears.
  • Meghan Markle and baby Archie apparently spoke to Queen Elizabeth recently.
  • Something else to keep you up at night: If you're middle-age and not getting enough sleep, you could be at higher risk for dementia, according to a new study.
  • Meanwhile, Brooklyn Heights residents are grappling with some serious Brooklyn Heights problems.
  • Yes, the big whale at the American Museum of Natural History has its vaccination bandage on, to welcome people getting their vaccines at the museum:

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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.

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