vignettes

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“Trainspotting” doesn’t require a plot; like its source novel by Irvine Welsh, it’s a series of deeply observed vignettes or sketches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Those vignettes became source material for her new music.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

These vignettes are where Gyllenhaal’s directorial eye shines the brightest, and where “The Bride!” brims with promise — just before the first of the film’s several unexplained narrative shifts.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

His eyebrow-raising biography is dissected by way of inventive vignettes that blend performance and wildly interactive sets.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

These brief vignettes were told from the point of view of 2112's anonymous protagonist.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline