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[smak] / smæk /






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Smack in the middle of sensation and observation is Mary Harron’s trailblazing debut film, “I Shot Andy Warhol,” released 30 years ago this month, with a timely restoration rolling out theatrically this summer.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The Gaslighter makes his way to the stage of “NAW or Never: Smack Talk Open Mic” during a December show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Zambian rapper and human rights activist Samuel Miyoba, known by his stage name Smack Jay, believes that a country's music reveals a lot about its character and culture.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

Smack in the middle is Asaf, whom the play proceeds to put through a tribal-political wringer that leaves him — and left me — a limp dishrag.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Marietta Gilbert Smack and Cymbeline and Halsey Crunk ushered the orphans and a few other stragglers out of the smoky doorway.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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