When work becomes fused with identity, stepping back can feel threatening.
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ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
James Blood Ulmer, the innovative guitarist who fused avant-garde jazz with funk and the blues, died on June 3, according to a statement his family published via DownBeat.
But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.
Eight Marlins pitchers, none recording more than five outs, combined to hold the Giants to three runs.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
Nutrition experts, including those featured on the Huberman Lab platform, note that public schools serve more meals each day than all fast-food franchises combined.
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Jordan Schriver,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
By the time Ryerson made his Norwegian debut in 2020, part of a young roster called up during the coronavirus pandemic, things were starting to turn around and that core of youngsters soon coalesced into a second golden generation.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Earth, Wind & Fire, a project named after his astrological reading, coalesced in the late ’60s, blending soul, funk, Latin jazz, rock, and more.
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