While voters are extremely interested in presidential contests and other high-profile races such as governor, most don’t pay attention to local contests, something both Democrats and Republicans lament.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Ravel imagined his Pavane not as a lament for a dead princess, but as a gentle dance for a little girl in a 16th century painting.
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Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Mar. 2026
The temperature plunges; Reilly’s trills harden into an Old World dirge.
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Brad Shoup,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
Swedish singer-composer Anna von Hausswolff, whose cathedral melodies, intense vocals and doom-laden dirges share much in common with Nordic heavy-metal culture, specializes in mystery and grandiosity.
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