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Kerr is no stranger to producing heroics, especially against South Africa, as she inspired New Zealand to victory against them in a T20 World Cup final in 2024.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
A L.A. artist, who also works in Ghana, created this multipanel reimagining of people’s journeys from Africa to the U.S., inspired in part by famed Afrofuturistic science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
But there will be no stopping progress, only a utopian, Fairey-like hope that those who come will be inspired to keep and nurture the magical qualities of the place.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
These include building rigid DNA joints, incorporating flexible components, and using folding techniques inspired by origami.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
World War I inspired a flood of poems, novels, memoirs, songs, plays, and films that attempted to capture the horrors of modern warfare and the anguish and grief that follow in its wake.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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