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Early Addition: Patti Smith Is Living Out Her 'Jo March Fantasy' Via Substack
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James Ramsay
Published Apr 1, 2021
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- If you've lost track: The U.S. is now in its fourth wave of COVID-19.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is concerned that President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan is "papitas, little French fries. It's nothing."
- A follow-up survey confirmed that the young British people who volunteered to get COVID-19 for a medical study did so out of altruism, not because they were being paid about $6,000 each.
- A series of disasters and setbacks in the global supply chain mean your toilet paper, peanut butter, Cheerios, and Jennie-O ground turkey are about to get a little more expensive.
- Patti Smith started a Substack, with which she "plans to form an inter-connective body of work for a responsive community."
- Meet Laura Wasser, Hollywood's "It" divorce lawyer who's handling the Kim and Kanye split.
- Prepare for at least two more murders that need solving, because Netflix just dropped $450 million for the rights to make Knives Out 2 and Knives Out 3.
- The Yankees will play today's season opener (and the next game) without star closer Aroldis Chapman, who's serving a suspension for throwing at a guy's head last season.
- ICYMI: One of the president's dogs pooped right outside the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House yesterday.
- And finally, cheer up, the rainy day shall pass!:
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