classics

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But while other classics come and go and jockey for position, a reliable fixture among the top 10—for the past four polls and 34 years—has been “Tokyo Story” by Yasujirō Ozu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The Colombian artist’s energetic set not only incorporated salsa, merengue and reggaeton classics — it also paid homage to regional Mexican music, with help from the Latin Grammy-nominated ensemble, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Her duets with legends such as Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Manna Dey remain timeless classics.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I also suggest reading golf picture books together, or getting the children started on some classics, like “Down the Fairway” by Bobby Jones, or “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book,” written by Penick and Bud Shrake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There were classics like Peter Pan and The Secret Garden, histories written by authors forgotten by history, textbooks of Latin and Greek.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs