realism

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Ralph Waldo Emerson’s standards of literary criticism, like his philosophy, are focused on realism, felt experience and humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

They represented the two very different sides of his work as a production designer: the fantastical world-building of “Avatar” and the grounded historical realism of “Lincoln.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

The recent uptick comes several months after OpenAI released Sora2, the latest iteration of its video-generating software that has made a leap in the realism of the product it offers.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Nothing but realism existed then; you have to take that into account.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick