The trend toward treating it as a celebrity hobby or a passion project is symptomatic of the current wider social phobia of experts and intellectuals.
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Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
6 Nov. 2026
Activists abroad have expressed concern about deportees returning to Iran, whose theocracy has been cracking down on intellectuals and where the government vociferously cracks down on any dissent.
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Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2026
Shark DePuffi Instant Contrast Therapy Tool Launched just this year, Shark’s DePuffi has quickly become a must-have for beauty gurus looking to sculpt, depuff, and soothe their faces in minutes.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2026
According to awards gurus who track these things, that’s the most Emmy wins ever for a series canceled after its first season.
Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
People’s tendency is to turn off their brains when the tool looks smart.
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James Glover,
Forbes.com,
12 Nov. 2026
Understanding networks, not just from the perspective of human social life, has had all kinds of consequences for our understanding of how diseases spread through populations, but also how brains are wired together.
While the crowds can be intense, the latter draws an international audience of writers, thinkers, and book lovers.
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Shalbha Sarda,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2026
In lieu of meaningful financial and intellectual compensation, any thinkers of such caliber today might understandably find arts criticism unworthy of their time and/or just share it to their Letterboxd for free.
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