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Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026 -
As Latifi plumbs the industry, what stands out is just how manufactured this content is, and how often the children are being manipulated to perform.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
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And the tower was poised to become the centerpiece of The Climb, a British indie film that cast Cara Delevingne as a fearless eco-protester who scales Western Europe’s tallest building.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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For instance, stepping up to a 10-contract position scales your risk to exactly $500.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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“Fathoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathoms. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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