hedonism
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Are festivals turning from hedonism to health kicks?
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Beachler: The first sketches of the juke joint I drew were red, representing capitalism, hedonism, all the things we are under the cover of the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
But Mr. Parker’s incorporation of clubby rhythms suggests neither mind-expansion nor hedonism but rather mathematical precision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
After a breezy “Rock Your Body” and embracing 2000s club hedonism on “SexyBack,” a harnessed-up Timberlake returned for his “Mirrors” encore atop the LED vessel that carried him above the crowd.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
“The Manichaeans, see, were followers of this Persian guy who lived in the third century. They believed that hedonism was the only way to get rid of their sins.”
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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