Extra Extra: Nostalgia Is Death & Woodstock 50 Has Finally, Officially Been Canceled

July 31, 2019, 5:20 p.m.

Because you love yelling, check out today's end-of-day links: RIP Woodstock 50, Trump attacks Lemon, Marianniacs, Arctic fires, Kanye West's domes, sleep divorce, underfill lawsuits, and dog stages protest.

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  • A group of Billionaires’ Row residents are putting up some billboards in Iowa to try to get Mayor de Blasio's attention over a homeless shelter planned for their block.
  • Legendary Broadway musical producer and director Harold Prince, whose considerable legacy includes Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, West Side Story, Company, Sweeney Todd and The Phantom of the Opera, has died.
  • Vanity Fair has a deep dive into the college admissions scandal.
  • Binge drinking is apparently on the rise for senior citizens.
  • Meet Marianniacs, Marianne Williamson's biggest non-ironic fans who love her "crazy woo-woo lady" energy.
  • What's THE DEAL with yelling?
  • There has been an increasing amount of class-action lawsuits over underfilled products, such as half-empty Milk Duds and ice cream filled 2/3 of the way to the top.
  • RIP Woodstock 50.
  • Donald Trump attacked CNN host Don Lemon, calling him "the dumbest man on television," because he asked a question during the debate referring to "the president’s bigotry."
  • Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza bin Laden, who was long viewed as heir to the leadership of Al Qaeda and who had repeatedly threatened to attack the United States, is reportedly dead.
  • The worst Arctic wildfire season in recent history is releasing unprecedented emissions that feed into climate change, creating the conditions for more fires.
  • If you have trouble sleeping in the same bed with your partner, have you considered getting a sleep divorce?
  • Kanye West is apparently building dome-like structures in Calabasas "that are prototypes for a new type of home ... homes he believes will break the barriers that separate classes ... namely, the rich, the middle class and the poor."
  • And finally, dog goes on a lazy protest: