anachronisms
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It’s a reference not only to the period production, but to her daughter’s thoughtful directorial anachronisms, the very decisions that would make “Marie Antoinette” last for 20 years and beyond.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The musical’s book, written by Jennifer Crittenden and Gabrielle Allan, TV writers with illustrious comedy credits, trades freely in anachronisms for laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
“Artist attributions also need to consider social and historical factors,” such as workshop practices or anachronisms in the use of materials, and the AI can’t do that, he says.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2023
The terms we have now are anachronisms, and the specific purpose they serve in the present becomes null when they’re projected backwards.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2022
“I love finding anachronisms in movies and shows.”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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