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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025 -
By the ninth century B.C.E., Delos had been established as an Apollonian sanctuary.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 June 2024
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Expressive Front Entrances Rather than relying on traditional lawns and symmetrical, cookie-cutter layouts, homeowners are embracing front yards that reflect their living rooms.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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Having established that the cosmic microwave background is symmetric on large scales, variations in this relic radiation from the big bang have been found.—
Subir Sarkar,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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