At first glance, the hotel’s facade looks like any other sleek office block on this leafy boulevard in Songshan—polished glass, lots of steel, and unlikely to win any prizes for its exterior looks.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
At first glance, the Lands’ End Small Canvas Tote Bag doesn’t steal the show with flashy accents and bold style.
Watching father and daughter execute each fatal scenario gives us a remarkable glimpse into their relationship — and the catharsis that comes with the creative process itself.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Eric Dane’s girlfriend, photographer and director Janell Shirtcliff, paid tribute to the late actor Saturday with several tender glimpses at their relationship, following his death on Thursday from ALS.
At first blink, who knew the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean franchise director had taken a break (note not nearly as long as Terrence Malick’s 20 years’ rest between 1978’s Days of Heaven and 1998’s The Thin Red Line).
At its heart, memoir is about epiphanies—those remembered flashes that alter the trajectory of a life, moments of crisis that force people to take stock of their experience, and events after which nothing feels quite the same.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
That could mean finding better ways to use Engram, who showed some flashes of big-play potential at times during his first season in Denver, but the team should also view the upcoming NFL Draft as an opportunity to add a talented target at the position who can grow in the offense over time.
Once the blocks and spires of Palma faded into the distance, the 25-minute drive from the airport took me past crumbling homes, fields of curious farm animals, and not a soul in sight for miles at a time.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
The incredible sight of Hannibal’s elephants left its mark on the historical record, but no direct physical evidence of their presence in Western Europe had previously been discovered.
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