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Ben Ellman

  1. rascally
    Georgia Man Gets DUI on His Motorized Wheelchair“I was out of medication, so I had me a drink.”
  2. very good things
    Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer Returns to Visit the Hospital That Saved HimHe even went back to Guinea earlier this year.
  3. bad ideas
    Why Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler Intentionally Broke Off His Rear-View MirrorOne man’s metaphor is another man’s moving violation.
  4. 3 Terminally Ill New Yorkers Lose Right-to-Die Court CaseThree patients seek to end their lives on their terms.
  5. Little League Treasurer Charged With Stealing $90,000 From KidsHe spent nearly $3,000 to get his car fixed.  
  6. really tied the village together
    Say Good-bye to NYC’s One-Stop Shop for Lebowski MerchThat about does ‘er, wraps ‘er all up.
  7. the panopticon
    NYPD Doesn’t Want to Talk About Its X-ray VansAn unsettling lack of transparency.
  8. farm to runway
    JetBlue Opened a Potato Farm at JFK AirportBack to the land at Terminal 5.
  9. space water!
    Pluto Has Water, Too (of Course, It’s Frozen)More interplanetary good news from our thirst-quenching solar system.
  10. godly good government
    Tennessee County Fears God’s WrathMad about same-sex marriage and worried about divine retribution.
  11. print is dead
    Fake Newsstand Comes to Fake Times Square“Is it real? What can you buy?”        
  12. How Much Better a Parent Will You Be If You Buy a New Tesla SUV?Plug into your greener self, just in time for soccer season!
  13. giving back
    Is It Better to Adopt a Rubio Staffer, a Kitten, or a Water Buffalo?Can we keep him? Can we?
  14. It’s Official! There’s Water on Mars!But can Matt Damon be saved?
  15. the news in 9 headlines
    9 Unholy Things That Happened During the Pope’s NYC VisitRemember the Popepocalypse?
  16. news in 6 headlines
    Saudi Prince Arrested in Beverly Hills for Alleged Sex CrimeThe police were called after a bleeding, screaming woman was spotted trying to climb a wall to get out of his property.
  17. 2016 gop primary debate
    Asking a Childhood Vaccination Expert About the GOP Debate Will Donald Trump’s or Ben Carson’s opinions on vaccines infect the general populace?