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Anyone who knows me hears about this jam endlessly. There’s something about this 24-minute tentpole Baker’s Dozen jam that has just blown me away each and every listen. Maybe it’s the smooth transitions from improvisational ideas, maybe it’s the feeling that all four band members are absolutely giving their all the whole jam, and maybe it’s the straight-up incredible nature of the jam. As the biggest 3.0 fluffer you’ll probably find, I take a lot of heat for my takes, especially this one.

I love too many women is not the best lead-in for a conversation that will end with me telling you I love you for the first time. And this might not be the best first date topic. I know this, but I know it the same way twelve-year-old me knew the firecracker in my hand would be a dull burst lost in the grass if I let it go too soon—

In this article, I want to talk about a bunch of things pertaining to James Cameron. Among other things, I will discuss the multi-version theatrical release strategy of Avatar (2009) and make a case for why the best edition of a Cameron movie is actually the theatrical version. I will also share my review of the sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and present a theory about why Cameron bowed out of making a third installment of the Terminator franchise in 1997.

I’ve been reflecting on love all week. A friend of my wife’s and mine ended their life recently, and it’s made starkly clear how often we don’t know what the people we care about are struggling with. Sometimes this is because we don’t ask. I distinctly remember a conversation I had with my mother about 23 years ago. I was visiting my parents, a few months after the girlfriend I’d been with for two years broke up with me.

The sneaker world was rocked today by news that 44-year-old CEO James Whitner of The Whitaker Group, an umbrella company that houses A Ma Maniére, Social Status, APB, and Prosper, was named in a multi-million-dollar money laundering complaint. Whitner has not been charged and within 24 hours of the news breaking, he issued a statement declaring his innocence. The news was first reported by Charlotte, North Carolina-based WOSC TV by reporter Jason Stoogenke.

George Boleyn’s wife. We see her in this chapter, amused at the news that Bishop Fisher’s cook is to be boiled alive for poisoning. Mary Boleyn says Jane and George hate each other, and George sits up all night with his sister playing cards. At the Howard-Boleyn conference we see that hatred. George: “Say no more, or I may strike you.” and “I wish I could divorce you.” Lady Rochford makes it her duty to signal the severity of the situation for Anne, the Howards and the Boleyns.

Welcome to another issue of Front Month, a newsletter covering the biggest stories in exchanges & market structure every Friday. If you have questions or feedback, please reply to this email or find me on Twitter. If you like this newsletter and want to follow the exchange industry with me, please hit the Subscribe button below & be sure to share with friends & colleagues: A tragic accident changed Tim Reynolds’ life forever one cold New York night on December 14, 2000.

This article is brought to you by Freedom Financial. Charles “Chuck” Jansen, a formerly prominent member of the local community associated with St. Patrick Catholic Church, is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct involving underage males. The alleged misconduct first came to light at the end of April 2023, and an investigation is taking place into the matter. In the absence of criminal charges or official comment, the Kokomo Lantern previously declined to cover the story.

A few weeks back, I conducted a little thought experiment. I rewrote Trump’s January 6 speech as if the words were spoken by President Obama…and asked how people would respond. It had the effect I hoped. But in the process of doing that little experiment, it had a secondary effect…on me. One I didn’t expect. As I parsed the words of Trump’s speech on January 6, I realized I hadn’t really read the words closely before.