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By DNAinfo Staff | September 22, 2016 3:53pm 

 Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros reveals the culture of misogyny and intimidation behind the scenes at the TV station in a long Esquire article published this week.
Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros reveals the culture of misogyny and intimidation behind the scenes at the TV station in a long Esquire article published this week.
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I Used to Be a Human Being

Are we all being killed by “distraction sickness," our “manic” connection to all things Internet? Likely so, says former web addict and social media superstar Andrew Sullivan. He offers a cautionary tale and reminder to read a book, offline. [New York Magazine]

"Idiocracy" is Returning to Movie Theaters

A decade after Mike Judge’s movie "Idiocracy" was released in only seven cities with virtually no fanfare or publicity, the Alamo Drafthouse and Art House Convergence Theaters are re-releasing the film for one night only on Oct. 4 in theaters across the country, including New York’s IFC Center. In a press release, Alamo describes the movie as depicting an America “run by a corrupt, sociopathic former pro-wrestler with severe anger management issues." It notes that many people have questioned over the past few months whether the film was actually a documentary. [A.V. Club]

Chicago Police Plan to Add Nearly 1,000 Officers to Combat Surge in Violence

Chicago police will hire 970 officers over the next two years in an effort to combat the violence plaguing the city. The homicide rate in Chicago has reached levels unseen in more than a decade. More than 510 people have been killed there so this year, a 50 percent increase compared with the same period last year. [WSJ and Chicago Tribune]

North Korea Only Has 28 Websites

It might not come as a surprise that North Korea isn’t with the times on the Internet, but it has kept what it does have secret...until now, according to Motherboard. The country’s system administrators accidentally let slip a list of the country's 28 websites, including a Facebook look-alike. [Motherboard]

Trump Used 200K in Donations to His Charity to Settle His Company’s Debts

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump dipped into his charity’s funds to cover debts generated by his own company to the tune of $258,000, the Washington Post reports. He used funds from the Trump Foundation, a charity made up of mostly other people’s donations, to pay for advertisements for his hotel and two self portraits. Following the scathing Post report, the Trump campaign issued an angry comment claiming the story was “peppered with inaccuracies and omissions,” though it failed to mention any specific fallacy. [Washington Post, Washington Post

Here Are the 2016 MacArthur Foundation ‘Genius’ Grant Winners

The 23 fellows selected this year for the prestigious grant include playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, writer Maggie Nelson, poet Claudia Rankine, and artist Joyce J. Scott. [New York TImes]

How The City’s Use of Palantir is Increasing Surveillance

This well-researched piece explains New York’s use of Palantir, the data-analysis software technology creepily named for that glowing orb in "The Lord of the Rings" that Saruman uses to spy on people. [Gizmodo]

Hillary Makes an Appearance “Between Two Ferns”

The presidential candidate was a guest on comedian Zach Galifianakis’ web series, a mock talk show featuring awkward interviews. The pair covered topics like pantsuits, pregnancy and whether Clinton should be more racist. [NPR]

State of Emergency Declared in North Carolina

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency Wednesday night, following another night of protests over the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. The protests, officials said, have been going on for two nights and led to a police shooting that left one shot man critically wounded. McCrory announced that efforts to deploy the National Guard and state troopers have been initiated. [L.A. Times]

Documents Reveal Expected Revenue from EpiPen Sales After Controversial Price Hike

After a fiery congressional hearing, where lawmakers grilled Mylan CEO Heather Bresch over the controversial price hike of the life-saving EpiPen, very little reasoning was given regarding the hike. However, documents obtained from the hearing show Mylan expects the EpiPen to generate $1.1 billion in net sales this year. It spends an estimated $85 million to market the device. [CBS News]

What Andrea Tantaros Saw at Fox News

In this lengthy Esquire piece, Andrea Tantaros reveals the culture of misogyny and intimidation behind the scenes at Fox News that led her to bring a $49 million lawsuit against the company. [Esquire]

Joe Biden Too Sad to Run for President After Son’s Death

Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he had planned on running for president but after his son Beau’s death, “Part of [his] soul was gone.” Quartz's Janet Guyon digs into what his campaign would have looked like. [Quartz]

This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Eddie Small, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Jeanmarie Evelly, Gwynne Hogan, Shaye Weaver, Irene Plagianos, Nikhita Venugopal, Emily Frost, Carolina Pichardo, Noah Hurowitz, Dartunorro Clark and Allegra Hobbs.