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Noun
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Similar sagas are unfolding in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Washington.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
24 Mar. 2026
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Channeling ’90s slowcore and post-rock into gorgeously brooding odes to dejection, the Chicago quartet’s debut is downer music at its most alluring.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The photos of the revues, or espectáculos, are indeed odes to the spectacle.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Later on, his older brother introduced him to other mature narratives.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yet recovery narratives typically aren’t.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Berceuse Parish, there are so many elegies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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New York Mets legends Gary Carter and Bud Harrelson both managed the team, with the latter also being a part-owner.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hat tip to the production legends Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (best known for lacing Janet Jackson, Usher, and other R&B titans with hits over the past several decades), who add to the track’s timeless appeal.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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After all, no poet talks seriously about doing statistical regression on sonnets to find the optimal ones.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Recently reissued by original label Rough Trade Records, Songs to Remember epitomizes the group’s attempt to reconcile an art-school background, 1977-era punk ethics, and an obsession with chart pop into a musical statement as stately and cohesive as a book of sonnets.—
Alfred Soto,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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Co-founded by Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, the museum will rotate the famous filmmaker’s vast collection of narrative art, which contains objects not found in more traditional museums, including manga, comics and children’s tales.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Epics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epics. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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