Think extravagant toile and damask wallpaper, limestone and French white oak flooring, crystal chandeliers and heavy curtains tied back with impressive tassels.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
8 Apr. 2026
Modern crystal chandeliers hung overhead, original artworks colored the walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows framed the neon lights of the towers lining Marina Bay.
Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.
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Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
The director of photography [Jason McCormick] figured out how to achieve that by lighting the room with candelabras.
While winters are cold, the months of May through October are divine; go on scenic cruises, explore historic lighthouses, and see the migrating whales.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
Travel + Leisure said that the lighthouses on Block Island are visual treats to behold.
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Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
The annual award show spotlights celebrities, influencers and icons from across the entertainment and media industries who’ve made an impact on Black culture.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
The Cleveland Botanical Garden's Glasshouse spotlights plants, insects, birds, and more from the spiny desert of Madagascar and the rainforest of Costa Rica.
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