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liminal

[lim-uh-nl] / ˈlɪm ə nl /




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Gen Z returned to theaters for “Backrooms,” an eerie joint that cashed in on Gen Z’s infatuation with liminal spaces, and opened with an estimated $81.5 million at the domestic box office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

With liminal spaces all the rage now, Kelly forged his own long ago, one in which you can laugh out loud but always with one eye open.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Indiana is in many ways a liminal state, the place you pass through between scruffy Cleveland and business-like Chicago, with little to inspire romantic odes to home.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

“Backrooms,” from 21-year-old Kane Parsons — known on YouTube as Kane Pixels — drew on an online fascination with liminal spaces, leading audiences through an endless run of nearly indistinguishable rooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Most were happy enough with what they understood of their liminal existence and did not seek help from seers.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland



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