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This is, of course, a theme of Ray Bradbury’s classic “Fahrenheit 451,” published in 1953.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Birmingham-born Davis played receptionist Dawn, who was the love interest of Tim Canterbury, played by Martin Freeman in Ricky Gervais's TV comedy classic.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Root, a veteran character actor probably best known for his comedic roles like the nebbish Milton in Mike Judge’s cult classic “Office Space,” has had rare opportunities to flex his dramatic chops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
To quote Legs McNeil in “End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones”: “Those songs are classic American pop songs. Why weren’t they played on the radio?”
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Two years ago, Conner and I went on a classic movie binge.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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Money was scarce at the Kentucky school, but I had many excellent teachers who set high standards and expectations—discipline, homework, study of the classics, challenging math assignments and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sound advice for a struggling new parent: Slate’s advice columnists have heard it all over the years, so our parenting advice column has been bringing back some classics from the archives.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Recently turned 71, Kurosawa is renowned for horror classics like 1997’s “Cure” and 2001’s “Pulse.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
"My message to young people is this - whether you choose construction, coding or classics, or maths, manufacturing or mechanics, you'll get the skills you need and be given the respect you deserve," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He set his own words to the great classics and gave them simple names like “Lullaby” and “Serenade” and “Street Song” and “Song for a Sunshine Day.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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