Extra Extra: To Be More Likable, A NY Times Article

Paul Simon bids adieu at his final ever show in Queens this weekend

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• Brett Kavanaugh vowed that he wouldn't withdraw his nomination to the Supreme Court: “The coordinated effort to destroy my good name will not drive me out," he said. "The last-minute character assassination will not succeed."
• The NY Times has some advice on how to seem more likable, which I guess means the NY Times doesn't think you're that likable as you are.
• Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sistero reunited to perform the interrogation scene from The Dark Knight.
• George Saunders wrote the liner notes, which you can read now, for Jeff Tweedy's upcoming new album.
• The Beatles are releasing a 50th anniversary White Album box set in November with tons of unreleased demos.
• Was the Rosenstein resignation rumor just Trump's attempt at distracting from Kavanaugh?
• Five women described emotional abuse, manipulation, coercive sex and gaslighting at the hands of Mic reporter Jack Smith IV.
• Have you heard the good news? Zendaya is Meechee.
• Dr. Gregory Johnson, a 60-year-old chiropractor, has become a YouTube star thanks to his "Ring Dinger" system.
• Uno, a prize-winning beagle who died last week at age 13, gets the NY Times memorial he deserves: "I count myself among those who were captivated by Uno. He was charming, accomplished and playful enough for me to consider writing a book about him. Gay Talese had Frank Sinatra. I had Uno."
• Zoe Kravitz will star in a gender-flipped TV reboot of High Fidelity.
• Lifetime will feature not five, not ten, but 23 holiday-themed movies this year.
• And finally, always be pushing yourself to learn a new trick: