Early Addition: Film Buff Seeks Donations To Digitally Erase The Rat From 'The Departed'
Feb. 20, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Because Stereolab have reunited, check out today's midday links: anti-Semitic hate crimes, Covington student sues Washington Post, Fyre Fest pitch deck, NJ recreational marijuana, catfishing the catfisher, and dog tries to negotiate with cat.
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- Trump reacted well to yesterday's big NY Times story about his investigations: "The New York Times reporting is false," he tweeted. "They are a true ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!"
- There's been a steep rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC, which is scaring the Orthodox Jewish community in particular.
- Check out cool new music videos from Stephen Malkmus ("Rushing The Acid Frat") and Vampire Weekend ("Harmony Hall").
- What happens when kids discover that their whole lives have already been documented online by their parents?
- The family of Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic High School student who was filmed staring down a Native American protester last month, is suing The Washington Post for $250 million in damages for its coverage of the incident and “targeting and bullying” Sandmann.
- Fyre Festival’s terrible pitch deck is now boilerplate lorem ipsum text for your next pitch deck.
- Gov. Philip Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders in New Jersey have reached an agreement that could place the state on a path to legalizing recreational marijuana this year.
- When Max Benwell found out someone was using his photos to approach women online, he decided to track down the catfisher, setting up a fake Instagram account and changing his gender on Tinder along the way.
- Police are looking for robbers who target guests in Midtown Manhattan hotel rooms.
- Stereolab are reuniting, going on a world tour this year, and reissuing a bunch of their best albums.
- If you're wondering why people are suddenly talking about The Departed again on social media, it's because someone started a campaign to digitally remove the rat from the film's ending.
- And finally, you can't negotiated with terrorists, even if you're super duper cute:
