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Noun
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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 -
The project occasioned a lift in vibe: Björk had spent the years prior serving with the Reykjavík intelligentsia in her old band the Sugarcubes, an accidentally successful cadre of anarchist poets convinced of their solemn duty to demystify stardom.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
24 Jan. 2026
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Other avant-garde theaters existed at the time, most notably Undermain.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Feb. 2026
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Born in Lake Placid, N.Y., Curwen graduated from Parsons before cutting his teeth in the studios of New York City’s avant-garde, starting at Area, then cycling through Wiederhoeft, Elena Velez and Jane Wade.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Culturati.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturati. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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