classics

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Soon after, her pilot for a “sapphic murder story” inspired by “Killing Eve” netted her 22 pitch meetings — the first was with director Sam Raimi, whose early-career “Evil Dead” movies are beloved cult classics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

After an $82 million expansion, New York's New Museum will bring contemporary art back to the heart of Manhattan, showcasing modern works alongside classics by Dali and Marcel Duchamp after two years closed.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

A re-recorded Rock Lobster became a minor hit, followed by similarly danceable, subtly transgressive, B-movie party classics like Dance This Mess Around, Give Me Back My Man and Mesopotamia.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

By then I expect these punchy little runabouts will be cherished as classics of the era, the twilight of the petrol gods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

She quoted famous lines of poetry and the opening sentences of the classics.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez