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curiosa

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as in ephemera

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Overall, the institution plans to display wide-ranging exhibitions that include photography, digital art, and animation, in addition to film ephemera and paintings.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Aug. 2026
Peruse personal items like his photographs, musical instruments, and handwritten letters, plus Hollywood ephemera, including original props and clothing from The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock, as well as show scripts.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

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Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The primate, who was not microchipped, has been given a clean bill of health after being seen by a specialist exotics vet for a check-up, the release noted.

— Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

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The Commonwealths is a multi-sport competition held every four years between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories, and has become more of a sporting curio in recent iterations, ranking well below the Olympics.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Over the past few years, Sofie Birch has amassed a sparkling catalog of bucolic curios on outré labels.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

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