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Perhaps that sudden ellipsis – the vanishing of a crisis that nearly tore the alliance to shreds weeks earlier – was gift enough.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
The bear that rips the plastic bass to shreds is AI-generated, said Nathan Monteith, the executive creative director at Highdive.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The background hum of digital life is negativity, polarization, and jaded disengagement; the record industry craves a forum to pitch its narratives before they’re torn to shreds in comment sections and mined for TikTok drama.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The small blade, meanwhile, handles more delicate sampler bags without tearing them to shreds.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
The bear that rips the plastic bass to shreds is AI-generated, said Nathan Monteith, the executive creative director at Highdive.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The background hum of digital life is negativity, polarization, and jaded disengagement; the record industry craves a forum to pitch its narratives before they’re torn to shreds in comment sections and mined for TikTok drama.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
The small blade, meanwhile, handles more delicate sampler bags without tearing them to shreds.
—New Atlas, 16 Nov. 2025
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