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The Fork In The Road

Mark Greif | n+1 | 19th February 2025

Advice to the US civil servants who are living through what the writer likens to the Gleichschaltung or "coordination" phase of Nazification undertaken in 1930s Germany. The aim of funding freezes and contradictory commands is paranoia. To resist is to create a collective atmosphere of courage, where agencies can be quietly decoupled from each other to prevent the spread of the contagion (3,500 words)

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McCartney Rocks The Bowery

Jake Coyle | Associated Press | 12th February 2025

Report from an impromptu Paul McCartney gig in New York City, capacity 575. Tickets sold out in half an hour. At 82 years old and playing on only one rehearsal with his band — he said — McCartney still rocks his way very effectively through Beatles, Wings and solo hits. He won't play for too long anymore, though, or commit to future tours. "Some of us need to get some sleep, you know" (1,000 words)

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