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San Francisco's famed Golden Gate Bridge
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While speaking on the PBD Podcast, the famed producer recalled attending Diddy’s now-infamous parties, his own explicit affairs, and claimed the Mt. Vernon native once flirted with him in the past.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
Protest banners were also hung from some of the city's famed sites, including the Rialto Bridge and the iconic St. Mark’s bell tower.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 26 June 2025
The brand has debuted in Costa del Sol with a new hotel opened in the famed Golden Mile, halfway between the city center and Puerto Banús.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chase Coleman's Tiger Capital, Henry Ellenbogen's Durable Capital and the famed Seth Klarman protege, David Abrams, are all major shareholders here, as is Baillie Gifford, one of the earliest institutional investors to build a major position in Tesla.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
Protest banners were also hung from some of the city's famed sites, including the Rialto Bridge and the iconic St. Mark’s bell tower.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 26 June 2025
The brand has debuted in Costa del Sol with a new hotel opened in the famed Golden Mile, halfway between the city center and Puerto Banús.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Chase Coleman's Tiger Capital, Henry Ellenbogen's Durable Capital and the famed Seth Klarman protege, David Abrams, are all major shareholders here, as is Baillie Gifford, one of the earliest institutional investors to build a major position in Tesla.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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How quantum histories interfere One of the most famous demonstrations of the mysterious nature of quantum mechanics is called the double-slit experiment.—
Matt von Hippel,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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The American’s most famous painting Madame X (circa 1884) caused a scandal at the time for depicting socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau with a dress strap hanging down off her shoulder.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
23 June 2025
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Those games were both received very well, and are among the most celebrated of indie puzzle games of all time.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Home bartenders can test recipes for lychee and peach jasmine tea spritzes that Forbes contributor Emily Cappiello sourced straight from some of the world's most celebrated waterfront hotels.—
Sarah Perez,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The second competition, your Proxima section, which is now in its fourth year, wants to provide a space for bold works by young filmmakers and renowned auteurs alike from around the globe.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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This panel will feature, Ingrid Best, Tia Clarke, and Roman Clarke Wines. Power Lunch: Quick, Nutritious Meals to Keep You Going: Hosted by Alex Hill, a renowned cookbook author and social media food expert, this session is all about making lunch work for your lifestyle.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
30 June 2025
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Julie Mehretu, one of the most prominent contemporary artists in the world.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The recent endorsement of Sliwa by prominent Jewish leader Dov Hikind has only solidified their certainty that the Orthodox voting bloc will put him over the top.—
Ken Frydman,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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The singer, who’s notorious for being open and candid, shared that Ozempic was a part of her weight loss journey while on the Just Trish podcast.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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Physiologically, these states of bodily outpourings are of course quite self-explanatory, given all the melting, leaking, sweating, salivating and squirting the Sapphic body is notorious for in the art of Sapphics of all genders throughout history.—
Siouxzi Connor
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Famed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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