vignettes

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As he works through this series of vignettes and short biographies, however, “Making Art and Making a Living” offers no argument.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Those vignettes became source material for her new music.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Gay kisses and scenes of queer physical affection aren’t exactly titillating, or worse, made into inspiring coming-out vignettes perfectly primed for Pride season watchlists.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

For “Serious People,” Gutiérrez and Mullinkosson invoked arthouse references, such as the vignettes in the films of Swedish auteur Roy Andersson, or the surveillance feel of Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

They were pictures of lovers in lonely parks, with vignettes of hearts pierced with arrows and golden ribbons held by doves.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez