Punk legend's new album arose from parents' brutal murder
Plus: Huge protests coming this weekend, the real best movies of 2025, CBS workers walk off
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Today's headlines:
After brutal tragedy, Lynn Breedlove made a luminous album of memory and men
By Marke B.
Punk legend's new band Trust Me's 'Why I Like Dead Guys' came in the aftermath of the murder of his father and stepmother.
So much to protest next weekend
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Wiener's tech lord pals pay for an early hit piece on Chakrabarti, and will the DCCC oppose taxes on the rich? That's The Agenda for March 22-29
Ficks’ Picks: Here are the real best movies of 2025
By Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Now that the Oscar dust has settled, an underground movie maven dives into a wild year. 'Castration,' anyone?
CBS workers in SF walk off the job as Bari Weiss eliminates national news radio
By Ian Firstenberg
One-day strike sends a message at a network now owned and run by allies of Trump.
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