Madsen put that to good use in Free Willy, a sappy, kid-friendly tale about an orphan who grows to love an orca at a struggling amusement park.
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
Without succumbing to a sappy ending, Reza makes a strong case for valuing relationships over intellectual homogeneity — an outlook that can feel either naïve or hopeful in polarizing times.
Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.
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Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.
Floral and lace prints, often in transparent fabrics, revealed boning and hoop skirt structures, and mutton sleeves added to the feminine innocence that prevailed.
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Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Contrast feminine elements, like a lacy slip dress and embroidered ballerinas, with an oversized boyish button-up for a well-balanced look.
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