In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
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Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail.
Indeed, the simple enough ad campaign — which sees Kidman saunter in from the rain to walk up and down the aisles of an empty theater, reciting some incredibly memorable dialogue — went out into the world and made its mark.
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Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Mar. 2026
Players talk more quietly, reciting insistent promises that this team isn’t that bad.
French senior officials, speaking anonymously on the ongoing talks, said the Netherlands, Italy and Greece had shown interest and that Spain might be involved in some way.
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SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
Students celebrated Monday, with some speaking about dreaming of someday standing on the Oscars stage, too.
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