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"He never tired of talking about the group's history and its desire to spread 'peace, love and harmony' everywhere people had ears to listen."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But Kasamis takes inspiration from history: He read Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” in high school.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

This year also featured some of the most memorable art in the festival’s history, with the hippos running “Corporate Headquarters” and the transformation of Poetic Kinetics’ Coachella caterpillar into a butterfly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Michael Saylor, the company’s executive chairman, posted “back to work” on social media site X, alongside a chart showing Strategy’s history of Bitcoin purchases.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The man started talking about the British East India Company and the taxation problems the colonies had been having, and I finally knew where I was in history.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin