flesh
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Jana Sterbak’s 1987 “Vanitas: Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic,” a garment made of raw flank steaks, is said to echo Michelangelo’s anatomical studies of musculature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay won the Booker Prizer, the high-profile British literary award, for his novel "Flesh", the organisers announced at a ceremony on Monday.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
The original film's sequel - Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh - set three years later sees Todd's iconic lead appear again in New Orleans, encountering a descendant of his daughter.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
DMX released two platinum albums, "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" and "Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood."
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2023
She thought all she had to do was drink malts full of Dr. Dee’s Nerve and Flesh Builder, eat pork, and she’d put on enough weight to fill out the back of her dress.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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