Early Addition: The Hottest New Dieting Trend Is Not Dieting
Feb. 22, 2019, 11:42 a.m.
Because AOC is now honorary president of midday animal video links, check out today's midday links: Fox News doctor sued, UWS building 'Trump' removal, lustful middle school TV/film trend, no dieting, and a slobbery dog.

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- A former Fox News quack doctor has reportedly been sued by three female patients within the past year claiming he lured them into sexual relationships that degraded the women through beatings and bondage.
- Another UWS building will be stripped of its “Trump” signage after a vote by condo residents.
- Learn about Fort Lee, NJ's unique role in the history of film.
- Another day, another parody MTA ad campaign shaking things up for Cuomo.
- Empire has cut Jussie Smollett, who is still maintaining his innocence, from the rest of the current season.
- Amanda Hess writes in praise of horny middle school girls on TV and film.
- A pregnant woman was killed in upstate NY after an unhinged man allegedly rammed his vehicle into her family in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven—the man was angry because the woman's husband asked him to smoke away from their kids.
- The hottest new dieting trend? Not dieting.
- NY Times Magazine talked to two experts about how women made serious progress in the workplace from the 1970s into the ’90s...until that progress stalled.
- Get ready for the Oscars this weekend by reading an oral history of Hugh Jackman's opening number from the 2009 Oscars.
- Woody Allen is apparently starting production on a new movie he will be filming in Spain.
- And finally, we hereby decree that AOC has been unilaterally appointed to the position of honorary president of midday animal video links:
the most important video of the week is @AOC being attacked by a constituent's dog pic.twitter.com/QkqXdQEeCL
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) February 21, 2019