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They also found that the pulses occur in a rhythm, almost as though the star is dancing to a beat.

The staccato nature of the writing is helped enormously by the entrancing acting of both Vargas, who breezes through different theatrical realms as though he had wings, and Hernandez, who locks realistically into character.

"Now that I carried a gun on my shoulder, I felt as though the world was under my feet. Every day, I put on a huge silk turban, picked up my gun, and roamed around the village as if I owned the Earth."

As a self-described “double immigrant,” first to Colombia and subsequently Salt Lake City, the New York-based comedian said he felt as though he’s already lived four lives — all of which have helped shape his comic eye and sharpened his observational skills.

The war that had upended life for two years and devastated Gaza appeared as though it would stop—at least for now.