Dazzling in majolica tile, the Santa Maria Assunta catches the sunlight in ribbons of green, gold, and cobalt—an architectural wonder shimmering above the sea.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Sep. 2026
Pale yellow ribbons weave between clouds; mist swirls with the body of dust.
Putellas’ new team-mate Nikita Parris, who has won two top-tier titles and a Champions League in her career, suggests an athlete’s mental steel endures regardless of the context.
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Katie Whyatt,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2026
Tom Brady’s 23-season NFL career includes seven Super Bowl titles, three MVP awards, numerous endorsements with lifestyle brands like Ugg, and the distinction as the greatest player ever.
For Kathleen, the more manicured and pristine that set could be, the more things that could have Buddy’s insignia stamped on them and the more objects that could have faces staring out at Freddy (Delaney Quinn) and her friends, the better.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2026
Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.
Precious little of anything survives from a millennium ago, let alone textile, let alone narrative textile, hundreds of feet of it, unfolding in scene after scene with the colors still crisp.
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John Phipps,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2026
With four colors and a 100 percent suede upper, this shoe is ideal for jetsetting, running post-workout errands, and everything in between.
David Banks / Imagn Images Since 2002, when the NFL expanded to eight divisions, a dozen organizations have won at least three consecutive division crowns.
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Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2026
Flower child was not the only theme, though there were crowns aplenty.
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