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A very furry story from the history of the space race! Khrushchev’s move strikes me as brilliant: half, “we may be engaged in a cold war, but we’re still human!” and half, “the dogs we sent to space are already having babies. How’s NASA coming along?”

Apparently, Pushinka (which means “fluffy" in Russian) was examined before arriving at the White House to check for listening devices.

The 17th feature by Joel and Ethan Coen is a Hollywood comedy set in the 1950s called Hail, Caesar!—which is also the name of a Biblical epic within the film. Josh Brolin plays the tough, resourceful studio executive trying to keep that movie and others afloat, and the cast includes, among many others, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, and Channing Tatum. Film critic David Edelstein has this review.

According to polls taken after his appearance before the despised legislative body, Shkreli’s smug, smirking, and utterly douchey performance had the effect of temporarily transforming members of Congress into marginally sympathetic figures.

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