Other quirky details of the ’60s-era file credenza include a lock that can be opened and closed with a coin (a subtle nod to the fact that the company was originally a hardware and lock business).
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
18 May 2026
Framed family photos and a black ceramic panther sit on the credenza.
With a nod to its namesake, French printer Firmin Didot, the interiors are immaculate with contemporary wooden-block four-posters and a secret bookcase bathroom door in one room.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
Other images showed her dog lounging in front of a bookcase, followed by a shot of the pup enjoying some fresh air outside.
The Harrison County Coroner's Office and Harrison County Detectives conducted a preliminary investigation, with the results suggesting Brett had been shot in the chest and head.
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Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Also in the chest were the Earl and Countess’ coronets, small crowns worn by the nobility for the ceremonial occasion of a monarch’s ascension to their throne, which are shaped to include decorative elements which indicate the rank of the peer wearing them.
Perfume bottles, empty picture frames, and books arranged by color turn shelves and desks into the curio cabinets of an eclectic collector.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
The process of transforming this area where many Palestinian families have lived for generations into a Jewish neighborhood has accelerated under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, which includes two cabinet ministers who are settlers themselves.
Now, with the Defense secretary on record in support of this legislation, its prospect for passage dramatically improves.
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Star Parker,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
The occupations most exposed to AI substitution, where most core tasks can be readily automated, like information clerks, secretaries, and sales representatives, were already experiencing some of the worst labor shortages at the time, according to Peng and Walker.
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
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Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.
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