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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The Man Who Would be King, of the World. My Saturday story. The simple truth is the U.S. government under Trump is flexing its muscles, both internally and externally, to an almost unprecedented degree. Call it “Big America." www.barrons.com/articles/tru...
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Trump Ushers in the Era of ‘Big America’—Around the World and Here at Home, Too
New measures from the White House touch on countless facets of our economy and society. And then there’s the president’s many forays overseas.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Go Central Park Track Club! www.nytimes.com/card/2025/11...
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Why Keep Racing in the Same Park for 50 Years? It Never Gets Old.
Two runners, Anthony Ruiz and Leo Murillo, have been returning to Van Cortlandt Park for cross-country races since they were in high school in the 1970s.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Like a G6 www.barrons.com/articles/vis...
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The Private Jets Business Could Grow at Twice the Rate of GDP, This Executive Says
Thomas Flohr, founder and chairman of the private aviation company Vista Global, says he is on a mission to rid the planet of what he calls the “archaic concept of owning a jet.”
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
When will the Rasputin rally end? My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/sto... "Truly, this bull market is like the infamous Russian mystic Rasputin—it just can’t be killed off—what’s a squishy macro environment got to do to get some attention around here?
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Why Does This Crazy Stock Market Keep Going Up?
The stock market may no longer follow an old pattern of “reverting to the mean.” Blame it on index funds.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward weirdness. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...
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Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Key Figures in Iran-Contra Scandal, Are Married
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The PayPal mafia is hardly sleeping with the fishes. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/pay...
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What PayPal, Affirm, and Klarna Reveal About the New Money Game
Klarna, which replaced Affirm as Walmart’s exclusive buy-now, pay-later partner, looks to raise up to $1.27 billion at a $14 billion valuation in its upcoming IPO.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
The New Mr. Big is the Most Ambitious Man on Wall Street. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/cit...
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Citadel’s Ken Griffin on Markets, the Fed, and Building His Firm for the Next Century
Griffin’s ambition, strategic vision, and tech savvy have propelled Citadel into Wall Street’s upper echelons. This could be just the start.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
There's this guy in Richmond, Virginia... My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/tom...
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This CEO Follows the Buffett Playbook. He’s Winning.
Tom Gayner is a long-time disciple of Buffett’s and Berkshire—and as such, has modeled Markel Group to a degree after that company.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Come on Get Happy! My Saturday story. “Happiness is utterly mysterious to most folks. People think happiness is a feeling, which it isn’t. Feelings are related to happiness. Like the smell of your turkey is related to Thanksgiving dinner. It’s evidence of happiness." www.barrons.com/articles/art...
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Arthur Brooks on How Businesspeople—and Everyone Else—Can Get Happy
We recently spoke to author and Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks upon the release of his latest book, The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life, a collection of his essays from th...
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Go Natalie! @moolah1962.bsky.social kicks A W.N.B.A. Star Loves These Sneakers. She Gets Fined for Wearing Them. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/n...
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A W.N.B.A. Star Loves These Sneakers. She Gets Fined for Wearing Them.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The Best Not-So-Little Rest Stop Based out of Texas. My Saturday story. "Our nation is deeply divided today in so many ways. Perhaps no demarcation is greater, though, than between those of us who know of, go to, and love Buc-ee’s, versus those who don’t." www.barrons.com/articles/buc...
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Buc-ee’s Is the Hottest, Craziest Rest Stop Chain in America
Besides having between 80 to 100 gas pumps, each location carries a vast cornucopia of mostly comfort food—and endless racks of Buc-ee’s merch.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Thanks for the shout out @isabellamweber.bsky.social
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Not sure I should be sharing, but I could have. "Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the ’90s?" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the ’90s?
To work for Anna Wintour in Vogue's glory days, you had to know a little bit of everything. Take the quiz to find out if you would have made the grade.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Hello @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social "Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor’s Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/n...
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Cuomo to Fight On in Mayor’s Race After Bruising Primary Loss to Mamdani
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
You say you want a revolution, well you know... My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/its...
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It’s July Fourth. Are You Ready for Yet Another American Revolution?
America’s greatest tradition is nothing short of revolutionary.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Had to happen sometime, but makes me sad. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...
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Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Lights are on, but nobody's home. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/pri...
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Private Markets Are Crowding Out Public Markets. Where’s the SEC?
We’re witnessing a massive migration from capital activity regulated by the SEC into an ecosystem with much less oversight.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Average CEO pay is now $25 million. Where are the tariffs here? My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/hig...
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The Highest-Paid CEO in America Is Someone You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
CEO median pay rose 9.5% in 2024, less than the prior year but more than inflation and average worker pay. Shareholders did even better.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
From my convo with @mark-carney.bsky.social a while back. Who is this guy? www.barrons.com/articles/mar...
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Mark Carney on the Labor Market, the U.S. Fed, and More: Interview From Our Archives
Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney spoke with Barron’s 18 months ago.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Weed B-gon! My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/sco...
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Scotts Miracle-Gro Has a Weed Problem. Can It Grow Again?
A foray into marijuana didn’t pay off as hoped. The company is now refocusing on its traditional lawn and garden business, CEO Jim Hagedorn explains.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Karis Dadson, Pig Starerer. The ‘Iconic’ Stare That Conquered the Internet www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/s...
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How Karis Dadson’s Icy Stare at Pig Shows Conquered TikTok
Millions have been transfixed by videos of Karis Dadson, a California teenager who shows pigs at livestock competitions. She finds the whole thing very weird.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Hey Cliff Asness. Tell us how you REALLY feel. www.barrons.com/articles/aqr...
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AQR’s Cliff Asness on the Trump Market, Warren Buffett, Investing Mistakes—and Hockey
When you picture a quant hedge fund manager, you probably imagine a secretive, wildly idiosyncratic James Bond–villain type. Cliff Asness, who founded and runs AQR, one of the world’s biggest quant fu...
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Go @adamlashinsky.bsky.social! Exclusive: Mayor taps Laurene Powell Jobs, Google’s Ruth Porat to lead supergroup of CEO advisers sfstandard.com/2025/03/17/l...
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Exclusive: Mayor taps Laurene Powell Jobs, Google's Ruth Porat to lead supergroup of CEO advisers
The list of luminaries set to join includes Sam Altman, Marc Benioff, Richard Dickson of Gap, Michelle Gass of Levi Strauss, and Tony Xu of DoorDash.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Nick Lowe said it best: "And so it goes...but where it's goin' no one knows!" My Saturday story. Ninety-two years ag Roosevelt: “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Current commander in chief today might say “the only thing certain is uncertainty itself.” www.barrons.com/articles/tru...
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When Does This Become a Trump Market and a Trump Economy?
Today, what’s meant by the Trump market is markedly different from what it suggested back in those heady days of December.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
“This will be great for the Wine and Champagne businesses in the U.S.,” he wrote.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Fascinating @polgreen.bsky.social I Went to Dubai, and Caught a Glimpse of the Future www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
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Opinion | Dubai Is a Vision of the Future
The city is dramatically rewriting the story of skilled migration.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
"Can you believe people confuse US with THEM?" Odyssey of the Lions. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/bla...
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Blackstone vs. BlackRock: The Greatest Wall Street Frenemy Story Ever Told
Stephen Schwarzman and Larry Fink are increasingly all up in each other’s business. Just look at BlackRock’s new Panama Canal deal.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
In a mellow tone. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/ric...
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A Tribute to Richard Parsons: He Lived His Best CEO Life and Much More Than Too
Richard Parsons died on Dec. 26, 2024, at the age of 76.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job." What? Why? www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Bezos Narrows Washington Post Opinion-Section Focus to ‘Personal Liberties and Free Markets’
The change is a pivot from the current objective to cover a range of views and prompted the resignation of the Post’s opinion editor, David Shipley.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
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As Wall Street Chases Profits, Fire Departments Have Paid the Price (Gift Article)
Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Roll away. The Dew. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/gra...
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The Grateful Dead: What a Long, Lucrative Trip It’s Been
The Dead made more money than any other touring band, says author David Davis, citing 2,400 gigs that generated over $400 million in ticket sales over 30 years.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Unreal. 50 minutes of pure elucidation. ‘You’ve Blown a Hole in the Family’: Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
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Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
100 year anniversary of The New Yorker @NewYorker and 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live @nbcsnl more or less simultaneously seems about right. Long may you both run @forlornmichaels and David Remnick.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Best show and best theme music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmOz...
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Landman Main Theme (Extended), Billy Bob Thornton, Taylor Sheridan, Andrew Lockington
YouTube video by Old Man V
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Let the games begin! 'Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion' www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/t...
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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again
The president’s suggestion that he would seek to stay in office beyond the constitutional limit comes as he has pushed to expand executive authority.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Wrecking Ball. Thanks Miley Cyrus and Ryan Adams. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/pre...
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Trump 2.0 Is Shock and Awe. What Wall Street Will Stand For.
President Donald Trump is taking aim at China, DEI, wind power, and more, but not mainstream business. If he goes too far, will the market keep him in check?
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Hey I know! Let's self-inflict some wounds!
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Just when rose-colored glasses are tinting the world most vividly... My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/rec...
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The Recession That Never Was Could Be Coming This Year
There are essentially no economists predicting a recession right now. That’s in sharp contrast to just 24 months ago. Could they be wrong again?
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Sigh.... The greatest generation. 'Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator' www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/s...
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Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator
The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Yes. Begins Saturday. umterps.com/news/2025/1/...
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From Truitt To Tillman - A Foundation Of Excellence - University of Maryland Athletics
From Truitt To Tillman - A Foundation Of Excellence
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Wait, what? ‘In June, United Airlines is set to begin direct flights from Newark. It will be Greenland’s first direct connection to the U.S….’
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Will we soon be saying that we speak American?
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
On insurance and fires. My Saturday story. www.barrons.com/articles/mar...
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How Do You Prevent the Next L.A. Wildfire? An Insurance CEO Weighs In.
Barron’s met with Marsh McLennan CEO John Doyle to talk about his company, the insurance business, and risk. The interview took place before the wildfires in Los Angeles, with follow-up questions cond...
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Well, you stay wahm too.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 17/01/2025
The expansion of sauna options in Maine reflects a growing interest in wellness and outdoor activities, especially among millennials, and a global effort to promote the health and social benefits of the ancient Nordic ritual.
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Sauna businesses are steaming hot in Maine
From Portland to Popham to Edgecomb, opportunities to get your sweat on are multiplying across the state.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Happy birthday Michael Stipe. Welcome to the (65 yr old) club. Told ya the water's fine!
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Opinion | How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
R.E.M. taught Gen X it’s better to fade away than to burn out.
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Happy birthday Michael Stipe. Welcome to the (65 yr old) club. Told ya the water's fine! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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Opinion | How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
R.E.M. taught Gen X it’s better to fade away than to burn out.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
how did the person in charge of marketing the movie "Love Hurts" buy ad slots on this game and not the one two hours ago with the quarterbacks whose names were Love and Hurts
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Andy Serwer @aserwer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Not since John Riggins dined with Sandra Day O'Connor! @wshcommanders.bsky.social www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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FG gives Commanders first playoff win since '06
Jayden Daniels ran for a critical first down to set up Zane Gonzalez's 37-yard field goal that clanged off the upright and went through as time expired, and the Washington Commanders edged the Tampa B...
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