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Lazarow's argument is that the camel is not the poor cousin of the unicorn.
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Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
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Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Perhaps the problem arose from the extravagant expectations of American life, the sense that bad luck will always be chased by good fortune and that the poor man is merely someone who has yet to strike it rich.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Long known as the heroic outlaw who robs from the rich to give to the poor, Sarnoski’s revisionist take wasn’t purposefully trying to knock Robin Hood down a peg or cater to either political party’s preferred interpretation of the legendary figure.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.
—
Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Perhaps the problem arose from the extravagant expectations of American life, the sense that bad luck will always be chased by good fortune and that the poor man is merely someone who has yet to strike it rich.
—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Long known as the heroic outlaw who robs from the rich to give to the poor, Sarnoski’s revisionist take wasn’t purposefully trying to knock Robin Hood down a peg or cater to either political party’s preferred interpretation of the legendary figure.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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“The poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20poor. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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