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Taylor Berman

Taylor Berman is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to The Fresh Toast, he worked as an editor and writer at Gawker.com, an editor and writer at MentalFloss.com, a staff writer at Fuse, a fact-checker at New York Magazine, an editorial assistant at a medical publisher, a community organizer in Baltimore, and an English teacher in South Korea. He is also a contributing editor at Spin.com and a co-host of the hit podcast Food on Franklin.

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Minnesota Town Reelects Dog Mayor for Third Term

Three years ago, a small Minnesota town discovered the secret to political harmony and prosperity: They elected a damn dog mayor. Now the dog, Duke, has been elected to a record third term in office. Duke, a nine-year-old...

Woman Asks Burly Firefighters to Crawl Through Her Window For Her 105th Birthday

For all of its downsides, aging has some perks. People treat you with respect, you get offered seats on the subway, movie tickets are cheaper and, if you’re Ivena Smailes, five hunky firefighters will help you celebrate...

Koko The Gorilla Charms Flea With Terrible Bass Skills

Koko, a gorilla best known for being semi-fluent in sign language, and for her love of cats and Robin Williams, recently met the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Flea. The two seemed to get along just fine, and...

BBC Accidentally Airs Couple “Having Sex” On Rio Beach During Olympics Broadcast

This has been a great week for the Olympics. First, Lochte-gate. And now a couple doing sex-like stuff—maybe actual sex!—on a Rio beach has been accidentally broadcast around the world by the BBC. https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/766398447234625536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw BBC reporter Dan Walker was...

Everything You Need To Know About The DEA’s Refusal To Declassify Marijuana

Last week, the DEA rejected a five-year-old petition signed by two governors to change marijuana’s status from a “Schedule I” narcotic, the same category as more dangerous drugs like LSD and heroin. The decision essentially puts the...

Smug-Ass Dolphin Snatches iPad From Deserving Victim

Most people know you shouldn’t use an iPad to take a photo anywhere, much less right next to the dolphin pen at SeaWorld. One woman didn’t know this but now she does, thanks to a quick-thinking dolphin that...

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