the classics

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Along with the classics, the shop also offers bagels imbued with ingredients like saffron, Korean gochujang and miso.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

I opted for the classics: onion soup, retro vol-au-vent overflowing with mushrooms and, for dessert, an île flottante heady with vanilla and caramel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

To open the nearly three-hour concert, New Edition began with a new song, “Going Out Tonight,” joined onstage by Braxton and Boyz II Men, proving there’s still room for something new alongside the classics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

The film was shown in a restored version at this year's Venice Film Festival, winning an award for best film in the classics section.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Very much a man of his time, Copernicus was strongly influenced by the humanist movement in Italy and studied the classics associated with that movement.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin