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Shouldn’t Anne Hathaway’s titular Mother Mary be jet-setting on a world tour, or contending with her problems somewhere that feels a bit more apt for someone who’s supposed to be one of music’s biggest stars?

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“Soft power” may in fact be the most apt descriptor of a cultural test’s goal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

A broken link is also symbolically apt for what Baker has learned in a short England career to date.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Again picking up the phone, he placed a call home to his apt, to Iran.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick