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‘I Had No Idea If He Was a Manarchist,’ Says Woman Saved By Ryan Gosling

Last night, we broke the story that British writer Laurie Penny was saved from being hit by a taxi by Ryan Gosling. It was good feelings all around, especially after Ms. Penny took up the pen and wrote a piece for Gawker today about how, even though she was saved by Mr. Gosling–who was very kind for making sure she didn’t die–she doesn’t consider him a real hero. In fact, Ms. Penny would only consider her story newsworthy had Mr. Gosling not saved her. Read More