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Enjoy Basketball styles itself as a media and lifestyle brand celebrating the positivity and joy of basketball.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025 -
Add Joy to Your Space with Playful Accents Neutrals and minimalism might always be popular, but summer is the perfect time to invite some joy and color into your space.—
Kendall Bettle,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2025
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Especially not for a few minutes worth of amusement.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The short clip has garnered more than 660,000 views and over 183,000 likes to date, drawing both widespread sympathy and amusement from viewers on TikTok.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The crowd stood up and with nervous laughter streamed toward the lobby, then galloped into the street with the glee of prisoners released.—
Andrew Kay,
Harpers Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Cheryl Des Vignes and Jerrold Smith II Longtime lovebirds Cheryl Des Vignes and Jerrold Smith II are living in newlywed bliss after getting married in Los Angeles in May.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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With the Oilers coming off a Game 1 overtime win and the fans still feeling bliss, Friday’s game got off to a blistering start.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black families, freedom, and felicity.—
Danielle Broadway,
Parents,
18 June 2025
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So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
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This instant gratification creates customer loyalty while building sustainable revenue streams.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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To see 30,000 people on their feet and cheer after watching something, that kind of gratification for him and myself and everyone else that was involved in PBR — everyone who worked their asses off in six days.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Being mindful of the weather, staying hydrated, using reef-safe sunscreen and knowing how to identify a rip current are all practical ways to minimize risk while maximizing enjoyment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Here, Rosenstock explains the enjoyment and challenges of breathing life and taboo fun into someone on the edge of death.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 June 2025
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The surrounding streets are a pleasure to stroll, particularly the wide Corso Italia, where families gather around benches under the trees and couples peruse the boutiques’ window displays.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Thresholds is a co-production between Black Mountain Institute and Literary Hub * Nicholson Baker sits down with Jordan to discuss writing about the unsung pleasures and details of the world—things like the way your mother cuts up a banana, or the advertisements in your favorite magazine.—
Thresholds
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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