artfully

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“The Devil Wears Prada” was a heaping dose of wish-fulfillment, but it was also the very movie that carefully and artfully elucidated the values of magazines and fashion, emphasizing the art form of both.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Aussie guitar duo Royel Otis show up to our interview looking artfully crumpled, beers in hand - but all is not quite what it seems.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Sitting in a bowl on the edge of the host stand with the restaurant’s name artfully etched on the front.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

Matthiessen’s many masks are on display in “True Nature,” a deeply researched and artfully executed biography by Lance Richardson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

A boy with lime-colored hair who looks like he’s channeling for an alien species dozes; two Goths in black velvet dresses and artfully torn pantyhose trade Mona Lisa smiles.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson