United States Penny Dead at 232

United States Penny Dead at 232

Penny Dead At 232 Published November 12, 2025 12:08 PM PST It took 232 years, but the penny is dead … the last ever penny was minted Wednesday in Philadelphia. President Trump started the penny’s doomsday clock back in February, when he ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to stop producing new pennies. .⁦@TreasurerBeach⁩, who oversees…

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Back to Business – SPIN

Back to Business – SPIN

Kanye West called Erick Sermon sometime in May 2023 and wanted the EPMD co-founder to hop a flight to Los Angeles to work on a new project. Sermon’s ailing mother, Belinda, was in hospice care at the time and knew about the trip but didn’t want to hamper her son’s opportunity. Sermon protested but was…

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Superchunk Share Magnetic Fields Cover: Listen

Superchunk Share Magnetic Fields Cover: Listen

In 1999, Stephin Merritt’s Magnetic Fields released their bone-classic triple album 69 Love Songs on Merge Records, the label founded and run by Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance. Back then, the Magnetic Fields and Superchunk were intertwined in all sorts of ways. The Mag Fields had already released a couple of albums on Merge,…

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