spectral

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“Mother Mary” is as hair-raising as it is eyebrow-raising, all spectral senselessness until, out of nowhere, the eeriness gives way to a startling profundity as the film explores remorse with biblical repercussions.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"We'd like to do a more quantitative simulation so that we can do a post-process and quantify the spectral behavior of the system," said Yao.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

"We investigated two sulfate-bearing sites near the vast Valles Marineris canyon system that included mysterious spectral bands seen from orbital data, as well as layered sulfates and intriguing geology," said Bishop.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Everything in the dark assumed a spectral appearance through white netting: a ghostly bureau, a ghostly toybox, ghostly curtains.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez