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Recent Examples of seraglioKendall also participates in a toga party and is entertained by a provocative belly dancer in a male seraglio.—J. Hoberman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Despite Miller’s visual panache — when’s the last time a seraglio was depicted on the big screen? — these anecdotes are ultimately as unsatisfying as Campion’s Dog.—Armond White, National Review, 7 Sep. 2022 The film, which was to be called In the Sultan’s Power, involved a dashing American traveler who rescues a young Frenchwoman from the seraglio of a diabolical Turkish nobleman.—Longreads, 15 May 2018
The unique cultural makeup of Cádiz—with its famous Moorish alcazar, with its echoes of Arab-Andalusian culture playing alongside Spanish Catholic aesthetics—and its quiet way of life have been a steady guide for Judeline as she’s found her artistic voice and its visual direction.
Facts about elephant seals—a bull’s responsibility to impregnate his harem of females, birthing and nursing—though presented scientifically, put the children in a state of wild glee that a thousand-year-old redwood tree or a century-old lighthouse could not induce.
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Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
What about those who attended his parties and referenced his harem?
Although an overwater mansion may be a more apt description—there’s a full kitchen, private beach set up, private gym, and three separate massage rooms.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
Together, the two of them repurpose Cassie and Nate’s mansion into a content house not unlike Brandon Fontaine’s, except this one is dedicated to OnlyFans content.
The male and female Islanders are split up for a week, with half being sent to a whole other villa as new contestants are brought in, aiming to couple up the Islanders.
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Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
The spa Spa treatments are performed in private Balinese-style villas, complete with outdoor tubs and loungers.
Israeli troops have been advancing for days in villages close to Beaufort castle.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2026
Israeli forces seized a 12th-century Crusader castle in southern Lebanon, as Israel intensifies its farthest incursion into the country in 26 years, despite a nominal ceasefire.