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Some fans have expected new music from the group, but for the most part, very little has emerged for a long time – but followers of the emo rockers never stopped listening.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
For more guidance on how to treat your weekend like a vacation, listen to this episode of NPR's Life Kit.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 July 2025
Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 14 July 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
For more guidance on how to treat your weekend like a vacation, listen to this episode of NPR's Life Kit.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 July 2025
Families can also listen to short episodes of the Cow Tales Podcast and find more secret missions.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.
—Pitchfork, 14 July 2025
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When employees see their feedback is heard and reflected in decisions, trust grows—and so does participation.—
Aaron Edgell,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But hearing about what her family lived through during the Second World War and the Cultural Revolution for the first time was transformative—Chinese history struck her as the stuff of epic storytelling.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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