The first-in-the-world experiment began not with a splash, but with a gasp from a respirator.
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Alex Harris
July 25,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
Imagine my gasp of delight when — after Jess and Felix walk around Notting Hill taking photos in front of the eponymous movie’s famous blue door and other, picturesque houses — the door opens and there is Naomi freaking Watts.
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can only be heard in the kitchen.
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Katie Yee
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
When that harmony hits, the sale becomes a symphony: the crack of the register, the rustle of the bag, the quiet thrill of being chosen.
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