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The Beatle will sub for Kurt Cobain, fronting a Nirvana reunion alongside Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, the surviving members of the legendary grunge band who haven’t played together in 20 years.

From Time • Dec. 12, 2012

Just then, Ed walked over to me and said, “Good job. Monica will sub in for you.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad