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If Euphoria once felt like an exaggerated but emotionally resonant portrait of Gen Z adolescence, its latest season has pushed that chaos to near-surreal extremes.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The last sitting California governor with facial hair in his official portrait was James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, a cheery Republican with a toothbrush mustache who died of a heart attack in office in 1934.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
We see Hans Holbein the Elder’s magnificent silverpoint portrait of Mathes Roriczer, drawn about 1490.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Eight years ago, Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d’Or for “Shoplifters,” a chaotically enchanting portrait of a family of fraudsters.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
One door opening to the Cabinet Room, with its long table, bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln, and portrait of George Washington on the wall.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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