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Jake, you’ve taken steps to advance your own aspirations and music with your label, Sunburnt Records, how does that fit into where Sublime is right now?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

After I laid eyes on the current Oval Office, photos of the former version looked to me as if they were taken in a chain hotel suite, and not a particularly plush one.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“After 18 years of sacrifice, these workers are finally winning back a big chunk of what was taken from them,” United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For her scene, Bhatti has taken inspiration from a scene in classic Bollywood film Pakeezah, in which a courtesan dances on broken glass.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As she did, relief passed over the wolf, as if she’d taken a long, comforting sip of tea.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman