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The feminist theorist and scholar Tressie McMillan Cottom went even further down the rabbit hole in a Bluesky post yesterday.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Advertisement As propaganda theorist Jacques Ellul argued in the early 1960s, propaganda evolves with the communication systems that carry it.
—Renée Diresta, Time, 2 Apr. 2026
Rem Koolhaas is an architect and theorist, and a cofounder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
André Breton was a French poet, writer, and theorist, best known as a pioneering Surrealist and Dadaist.
—Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Advertisement As propaganda theorist Jacques Ellul argued in the early 1960s, propaganda evolves with the communication systems that carry it.
—Renée Diresta, Time, 2 Apr. 2026
Rem Koolhaas is an architect and theorist, and a cofounder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).
—Rem Koolhaas, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
André Breton was a French poet, writer, and theorist, best known as a pioneering Surrealist and Dadaist.
—Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theorist
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It is inspired by these two women (and before them, by a book of letters between philosopher Makiko Miyano and medical anthropologist Maho Isono) but not exclusive to them.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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But in the Western scientific tradition, starting with philosopher René Descartes, the idea of nonhuman consciousness has been questioned—and frequently dismissed.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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While kintsugi has gained national visibility, particularly on the coasts, practitioners in the Midwest remain rare.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Lepoutre said Chapiron’s project is inspired by real cases in France involving young women who set themselves up as informal practitioners, offering discounted Botox and injections with dubious products.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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