luminary
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Alyssa Collins knew when she assumed her post as the Huntington’s inaugural Octavia Butler fellow in 2021 that the science-fiction luminary had openly criticized her lost novel, “Survivor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
The art-world luminary on the power of stress, why museums should never issue statements and whether art should be considered an asset class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Red Sox fans also will delight in a late cameo by Bill Lee, nicknamed “Spaceman,” an eccentric baseball luminary who, quite famously, also threw the eephus to catch people off guard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025
Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Vincenzo Perugia became, briefly, a luminary on the level of the Mona Lisa itself.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
I don’t think anybody could gather a roomful of luminaries like that from entertainment, tech and politics in the way that Clive did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Here’s an idea for next year’s opening night gala: Reassemble these luminaries for a concert version of a musical and watch them scale new heights together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Her caveat—“believe half of what you see”—resonates throughout the book as it pivots off of works by luminaries in neuroscience, evolutionary biology and sociology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
When I started The Swell newsletter last December, I wanted the bonus culture recommendation to start with Salon’s staff before incorporating other experts, journalists and industry luminaries as guests.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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