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burlesque

[ber-lesk] / bərˈlɛsk /




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Art punk Radu Jude’s latest satire is about a Romanian immigrant with a burlesque double life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The Tortora affair, already a media zoo, becomes a jurisprudential burlesque.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The queens cut their teeth performing in bars, burlesque theaters, punk venues and even a circus, where they learned to entertain by pulling together subversive and mainstream references.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The salvaged materials are sold to costume designers, ravers, and people in the burlesque industry, who save by buying second hand.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

Gussies comment about burlesque was a snide allusion to Cyril’s hand-painted tie.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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