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Song of the Day: 'Edge of a Broken Heart' by Vixen

Despite my rich '80s pedigree, I was never much of a "hair band" guy. But I do have a soft spot for the (musical) ladies, so thank you to my fiance for reminding me about this classic from 1988. Did anyone know it was written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill (of Tubes fame)?

Page 1 Roundup (01/29)

The Daily News: Murder suspect Fotis Dulos in ‘critical condition’ after suspected suicide attempt at Conn. mansion

Get a load of the suicidal wife-killer's hot ginger lawyer

#PresidentPence: At least it's an improvement until we can elect someone new

ProPublica: How is it that Don Jr. was given a license, after the fact, by the government of Mongolia, to shoot an endangered sheep?

Instagram: Andy Murray's cock wins the Dolly Parton Challenge

Elle: David Sedaris knows his sister Amy well 

The Hill: Don't let anyone tell you money doesn't buy influence in politics

Gay Star News: Czechs back same-sex marriage as country debates changing law

Intelligencer:  There's no way to know what would happen if Bernie were the candidate. But this sounds very much how I envision it.

If you're turned off by nutty Jonathan Chait, above, try this:

David Frum: Bernie can't wait

Jesse Singal: Journalism is being eaten alive by opinion

David Mixner: Mayor Pete for president

David Frum: This might come in handy for your next Facebook fight

Deadline: The 'Saved by the Bell' revival finally has its cast, and Zack Morris’s son is so on point

Towleroad: This ‘smooth bottom twink’ doesn’t want to be labeled

New York Post: Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa ‘can’t finish a sentence without crying’: pals

Washington Post reinstates Felicia Sonmez after Kobe Bryant rape case tweet

Gr8er Days: The great Alan Alda is 84 -- how I loved "The Four Seasons"!

The Washington Post: Anatomy of a ‘smear’: How John Bolton became a target of the pro-Trump Internet

Confronting the reality of sexual violence is hard. Even for Oprah Winfrey.

The New York Times: Republicans scramble for votes to BLOCK witnesses

Ben Smith of BuzzFeed named New York Times media columnist

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly: Mike Pompeo called me a liar. That's not what bothers me.

The Wall Street Journal: Harvard chemistry chairman charged on alleged undisclosed ties to China

Super Bowl means ‘avocado hand’ is back -- with a Vengeance

Morning Wood

Sweet bearded child of mine.

1.7 Million People Have Signed Petition to Have Kobe Become the New NBA Logo

No one is saying we should go out of our way to criticize Kobe Bryant at a time of great sadness for his family, friends and fans. But the NBA still can't ignore that there was an very credible rape allegation against this man -- hardly logo material.

Karen Khachanov Takes the Dolly Parton Challenge

The only one I’ve seen hotter than Karen’s might be Thomas Burgess, with his suit and Budgy Smuggler combo.