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The cable-television pioneer, who died in May at 87, demonstrated that the surest way to save an American icon was to give people a stake in it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

More than a decade after her death, the voice of Australian rock icon Chrissy Amphlett will be heard like never before after three lost songs were discovered in a garage.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The British rock icon announced the details of his Final Encore tour on social media Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

She hurried to the desk and touched the video chat icon.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

For instance, the system uses recognizable sounds, known as auditory icons, to tell caregivers what the problem is, so they can distinguish it immediately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

With fashion icons increasingly touting their thrift finds on social media and industry events, old-fashioned has become fashionable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Critic W. David Marx, looking to sum up the curiously stagnant opening decades of the 21st century, cribbed a phrase from one of its enduring icons for the title of his book “Blank Space.”

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

"I think it's good for tennis to have these generational icons," said Karl Hale, the tournament director who offered Williams a wildcard for this month's WTA 1000 event in Toronto.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Religions bring the sacred into our lives with Gothic churches, Muslim mosques, Hindu ashrams, Torah scrolls, Tibetan prayer wheels, priestly cassocks, candles, incense, Christmas trees, matzah balls, tombstones and icons.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari