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Extra Extra: Why Is Gen Z Obsessed With A High-Speed Rail System?
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 12, 2021
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- The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $27 million settlement to George Floyd's estate.
- Gen Z-ers are sharing a meme of a high-speed rail system across the country. Is it just a joke or could it really happen?
- One year ago, four arena shows took place across the U.S. (Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Lauren Daigle and Prince Royce)—Rolling Stone has an oral history of that day, which was the last time there were multiple, large-scale indoors concerts in America.
- The Times has a great interactive feature on a Canadian indigenous peoples area and how they have dealt with the COVID crisis.
- New York grocery stores are unique and special—here's why.
- Why are so many twins being born around the world?
- Here's a reasonable proposal for how to treat New Yorkers who fled during the pandemic and now want to come back.
- Myles McNutt didn't invent the term "cancel culture"—but a lot of people think he did.
- J-ROD NO MORE: J-Lo and A-Rod have broken up.
- It's new music Friday: I implore you to listen to legendary session bassist Pino Palladino's collaboration with guitar whiz Blake Mills on Notes With Attachments. It's a heady mix of instrumental Afropop, jazz, funk and Cuban music that is perfect for warm weather days like this.
- And finally, head into your weekend with this blessed content:
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