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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, by Clay McLeod Chapman (January 7)
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Chapman’s nightmare road-trip Wake Up and Open Your Eyes is driven by a kicker of a timely concept: a national epidemic of mass demonic possession, caused by prolonged exposure to polarizing media.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Special teams Rookie punter Tory Taylor boosted the special teams, but kicker Cairo Santos and the field goal unit let the Packers block a game-winning field goal attempt in November.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
And a team which has endured such kicking struggles in recent years now has a legitimate kicker, rookie Joshua Karty, who booted four field goals Sunday including consecutive successful blasts of 58 and 57 yards.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
After the game, Aubrey reflected on the success in his first two seasons at kicker.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2025
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Special teams Rookie punter Tory Taylor boosted the special teams, but kicker Cairo Santos and the field goal unit let the Packers block a game-winning field goal attempt in November.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
And a team which has endured such kicking struggles in recent years now has a legitimate kicker, rookie Joshua Karty, who booted four field goals Sunday including consecutive successful blasts of 58 and 57 yards.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
After the game, Aubrey reflected on the success in his first two seasons at kicker.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2025
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The 49ers also got next to nothing on kick and punt returns, especially after return man Jacob Cowing muffed a punt that the 49ers were able to gather in after a scramble for the ball.Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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There are no surprises in the names behind the World No. 1.Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The cast features 23 contestants including two surprise players that weren't initially announced to the public.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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But in her new memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman, the actress delves even deeper with distressing revelations, including the unwanted vaginal rejuvenation surgery performed on her in her 40s.Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own.Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the kitchen on this day, giant bubbling crocks of cassava leaf stew, peanut butter soup and jollof rice sat over jumping blue flames.Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Display them with simple white dishes and a crock filled with vintage rolling pins.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s picks Part of UMG’s campaign, Drake alleges, included paying the NFR Podcast to promote the song without disclosure.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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In fact, the good doctor was charged under a section of HIPAA that doesn’t address disclosures.The Editors, National Review, 16 Jan. 2025
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That means existing islanders must choose whether to stay with their current partner or couple up with a new bombshell.Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 14 Jan. 2025
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There are the festival-season floor-fillers, the bombshell comebacks, the boom-or-busts, the will-they-even-release-its (looking at you, Lana, Lorde, and LCD Soundsystem), and, of course, the most long-awaited, long-debated, and long-delayed of long players.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 13 Jan. 2025
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Yes, but: AGI is also not well-defined, and both optimists and pessimists have complained that it's become a moving goalpost.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Optimists and pessimists Are scientists merely speculating?Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
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To position Cohn in bed next to Trump, a notorious hypochondriac, highlights their strained relationship as Trump rose and Cohn fell in New York high society.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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They are widely seen as overly anxious hypochondriacs.Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
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“Kicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kicker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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