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Until recently, Liu was a noisy member of the Chinese intelligentsia, with little influence in politics.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Like most of the foreign intelligentsia, such as Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, and the New York Times correspondent Herbert Matthews, all of whom had come to Madrid to cover the war, Martha arrived in Spain a passionate partisan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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In Lohja, almost 40 miles from the Finnish capital of Helsinki, a 365-square-foot sustainable tiny house stands as a matte black, avant-garde response to modern day climate and demographic challenges.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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Neurosis — the long-running, avant-garde metal group — announced a reunion, of sorts, on Friday, following years of uncertainty.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Culturati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturati. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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