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To her left, Melvin Gibbs played electric bass—sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with one bent knee, as if in genuflection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Mariners starter Bryan Woo gave up that one hit, struck out six and walked one over seven strong innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The hosts discuss the unusual case of a smaller company absorbing a larger one, and why Unilever’s stock is currently plummeting.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Lewis established one rhythm after another, each authoritative but also elastic and ever-shifting, often in answer to what one or another musician did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

We could split one the way my grandparents always did.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith