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I mentioned here—on the fateful day of Sept. 8—that the era’s most important story was unfolding disproportionately outside the mainstream media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

MacLachlan longed to diversify his output — to show that he was capable of being a mainstream Hollywood leading man, one who could interface with a variety of directors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

IndieWire's Anne Thompson described it as "a brave and gorgeous art film that will not score with mainstream audiences but will play best for the Academy" - referring to the Oscars voters.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But to say that no filmmakers are working in mainstream, high-flying, big-budget action with real artistic value negates the principle of filmmaking as an art form.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

But classical music’s DNA is also embedded everywhere in the popular mainstream, whether in the stage musical, the cinema or in the albums of, say, The Beades, Paul Simon, The Verve or Alicia Keys.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

After campaigns ended, they typically folded into the parties’ mainstreams and became leaders in subsequent electoral cycles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Each had previous experience in political office, and all fell within the ideological mainstreams of their respective parties.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2017

Radio formats created, I’ll argue in this book, multiple mainstreams: distinct, if at times overlapping, cultural centers.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2014

It’s an old-fashioned element of bohemianism to act as envoys between margins and mainstreams.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2013

A most gifted young playwright, Jean-Claude van Itallie, stirs the waters of the contemporary scene to create dramatic whirlpools, investigating three mainstreams of American life in Interview, TV and Motel.

From Time Magazine Archive