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Aussie guitar duo Royel Otis show up to our interview looking artfully crumpled, beers in hand - but all is not quite what it seems.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

Christmas often inspires visions of perfection: the geometrically precise tree, the artfully arranged mantel, the candlelit feast a flawless tableau.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

In its meta construction, “Invention” artfully deconstructs our thirst for knowledge and how easily we’re swayed, even when we believe we’re the smartest one in the room.

From Salon Dec. 5, 2025

It’s artfully constructed, the kind of meandering where everything has a purpose.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2025

There were sprays of white lily of the valley, artfully arranged, and petals of orange blossom.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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