While decorative garlands and fresh flowers are a great way to spruce up your space, a seasonal wreath full of vibrant florals can transform your doorway and entryway (or mantel and fireplace).
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Jamie Weissman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2026
Paper garlands of foldable lanterns and honeycomb fruit from 1950s Japan and Denmark dangle over a British Art Deco carpet in a cool green that both Emily and Aaron adore.
Aside from hosting the clinical symposiums and raising awareness, Tucker said the conferences foster a sense of community among people touched by Alström syndrome.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
The restaurant’s nonprofit, MAD, is also continuing its speaker series here in Los Angeles for symposiums on cooking, sustainability and more.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
The three feature-length compilations of Best Animated Short Films, Best Live Action Shorts and Best Documentary Shorts have been a reliable draw for audiences.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Think of Woodstock-era sung-and-spoken condemnations of the Vietnam War, the 1980s megaconcerts and charity singles inspired by famine in Ethiopia and apartheid in South Africa, and the Rock Against Bush compilations that challenged America’s invasion of Iraq.
Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anticipated by hardcore fans.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
Dozens of Dilbert books were published over 30 years, including anniversary compendiums and humorous self-help guides, like 1998’s The Joy of Work.
Long the purview of classrooms and anthologies, the canon is now of interest to the state itself.
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Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
The pleasure, as with the unpredictable FX not-quite-anthologies Atlanta and Reservation Dogs, is in never knowing what each compact episode will bring.
When Detroit Public Schools eliminated high school newspapers and journalism classes in the mid-1980s, the Free Press partnered with school leaders to help revive student journalism programs, encouraging young readers — particularly Black students — to consider careers in the field.
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Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
1 Mar. 2026
This is the most complicated mystery in this series and a cast of characters would have been helpful for readers.
After dropping his debut full-length, Rock with Sedaka, in 1959, Sedaka went on to release four original studio albums and scored back-to-back hits on the radio.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
Among the artifacts are Anne Frank’s first photo album, handwritten verses by Anne and her sister Margot in friends’ poetry albums, and a German fairytale book belonging to the two.
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