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One can decry Broadway’s fearful economic dependence on the familiar while still recognizing, as this sampling of the spring musical season illustrates, that all art is fundamentally an act of reinvention.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The Manus saga illustrates the pitfalls he’s running into.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The weekly chart illustrates how round number theory came into play at the $200 figure:
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
What happened next perfectly illustrates the international web that scammers weave.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The Avianca accident so perfectly illustrates the characteristics of the “modern” plane crash that it is studied in flight schools.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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