touchstone

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Film and flight are still touchstones of adventure and possibility, after all.

From Los Angeles Times

The end of Netflix’s oddball-to-blockbuster series marks the end of an era, and surely the last generational touchstone to come out of series television.

From Los Angeles Times

The stars’ portrayal of a loving father-daughter relationship is one of the show’s major touchstones.

From Salon

This is the lesson, a core touchstone of her work, from poetry to prose, that Koh tackles head-on in her forthcoming debut novel, “The Liberators,” which hits shelves Nov. 7.

From Seattle Times

Lin’s braiding of personal experience and cultural touchstones make this memoir very special.

From Los Angeles Times