conceit
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“From the beginning, the conceit was to summon all the types of experiences of Blackness in one place, the project being a vessel or container for all of that expression,” Halsey says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Even so, Hawley’s stellar adaptation of a decades-old blockbuster conceit proves that the right take on a classic movie monster can yield provocative storytelling.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025
The film’s conceit borrows several elements from Brooks’ classic, with a few key differences.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025
His face goes blank, and he looks down at Helene without conceit or triumph.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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