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And how can we look our next-door neighbor in the eye when she comes to examine the giant empty scar where her house once stood?
From Los Angeles Times
This is the paradox of dancing in the age of short-form video: Even as slick choreographed routines proliferate on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube, spawning mimics and viral trends, more concertgoers are standing still.
"And I remember getting off the train and my mother looking at me and saying, 'why is your hair standing on end?', and 'why is the button missing from your coat?'," she added.
From Barron's
No working wife today would stand for it, and rightly so.
From Barron's
Companies tied to infrastructure, utilities, and state-led investment stand to benefit more than discretionary consumer plays.
From Barron's
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