altar
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Part photo album, part teen bedroom, part house party, part altar and part art gallery, “East of the River” never sacrifices style to content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They are evangelists who worship at its Texas toast–padded altar.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bubba Weiler’s touching play follows two altar boys as they prepare for their confirmations and grapple with challenges to their beliefs and their relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Together, we will march peacefully to the parliament and put forward our petitions at the altar of democracy," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
All about me was a deep intense silence, and in it I heard my prayer, voiceless, wordless, rising up and up endlessly like the incense which burnt perpetually upon the altar.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Speaking of altars, Ms. Boston is sacrificing narrative momentum on behalf of a pretty obvious agenda—cataloging horror-movie conventions and classic devices and seeing if any still click.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
Shows like “Top Chef” teach us to genuflect at the altars of celebrity culinarians, viewing their restaurants and signature dishes as luxury experiences as opposed to showing regular folks how to think innovatively about dinner.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2026
On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
A trailblazer in Chicano art, Amalia Mesa-Bains is known for her reimagining of traditional Mexican altars and offerings and her presentations of Mexican American women’s spirituality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
The lean-to temple now had two altars and two gods.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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