Her figures lounged, stood, or in one instance danced in unadorned, nearly empty interiors composed with broad, feathery brushstrokes.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
From chunky oak pedestal dining tables to compact breakfast nooks, curved silhouettes helped define the warm, approachable interiors of the decade, making spaces feel softer and more conversational.
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Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2026
White wrote jingles for commercials (a gig that informed his future compositions as much as Lou Reed’s dabbling in pop songwriting at Pickwick Records did his).
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
The film directed by Josh Alexander documents Grammy winner Bareilles as she’s joined by close friends and fellow musicians to record her first album in seven years, an intimate set of compositions that emerged from a period of profound personal loss and grief.
Like almost all modern iterations of music, the genre of Catalan rumba has evolved alongside streaming-era influences and the younger generations of musicians who have taken up its sonic essences and distilled them through their own lenses.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Many imitation almond extracts or essences rely on synthetic benzaldehyde for flavor, which can create saccharine notes that overpower delicate desserts like custards, sponges, or pastry creams.
Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
That unity was on display in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday as thousands, dressed in purple, came together at the Prince sing-along and block party, and sang from their souls.
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