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In an excerpt from his new memoir, “Generation Desperation,” writer Alexander Hurst explains the anxieties that led him into the meme-stock world of WallStreetBets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The reason: an excerpt from their music was officially released at the end of 1989 and therefore did not fully fit the '90s theme.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

An excerpt from their conversation, below, has been edited for length and clarity.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

The excerpt shares how Davis’ mother came west from Louisiana during the Great Migration, a Black Creole who arrived in Los Angeles in 1945.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

One thing we had going for us was an excerpt from this book that ran in Rolling Stone in April 1999.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz