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Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz’s ‘Another League’ chronicles the defiant birth of women’s soccer in the waning years of Francisco Franco’s arcane dictatorship in early 1970s Spain – today the reigning world champions after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.
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Ed Meza, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The process of tariff collection is an arcane one and involves companies paying a preliminary amount based on current import duties that are set out in guidelines updated by the White House.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The arthouse references might sound arcane, but this is Chen’s most accessible and borderline commercial effort to date.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, an arcane academic skirmish has devolved into open hostilities.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Ed Meza, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The process of tariff collection is an arcane one and involves companies paying a preliminary amount based on current import duties that are set out in guidelines updated by the White House.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
The arthouse references might sound arcane, but this is Chen’s most accessible and borderline commercial effort to date.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, an arcane academic skirmish has devolved into open hostilities.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Arcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcane. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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