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[kol-uhm] / ˈkɒl əm /




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In 1986, Bruce Pavitt was just a music-loving guy putting out a cassette zine and writing a column in Seattle’s bi-weekly music paper, “The Rocket.”

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Published under the name Harriet Sanders, the NHS nurse penned a column in March 2024 on parenting for Christian magazine Woman Alive.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Bill Plaschke’s column urging Angels owner Arte Moreno to sell the team hits the bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

This isn’t a column about aggregate—my sandstone versus limestone hot takes will have to wait.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Sigurd swung his axe at the water column, cleaving a piece off, and he grabbed at Anya as she scrambled by.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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