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Included in the exhibition was one of its most recent acquisitions, a black brooch that is also bulletproof, as if meant to protect the heart.
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Image When the first song blasted from the speakers, shoulders and hips began to shift as if by reflex.
—María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
After years of feeling as if Liga MX had the advantage in the CONCACAF Champions League, however, no tears were shed.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Early on, cinematographer Sten-Johan Lil captures ethereal wide shots of the lake, where the pale water and a sky covered in pillowed white clouds nearly blend into each other, only separated by a blurred horizon line, as if heaven and earth had at last become one.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Image When the first song blasted from the speakers, shoulders and hips began to shift as if by reflex.
—María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
After years of feeling as if Liga MX had the advantage in the CONCACAF Champions League, however, no tears were shed.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Early on, cinematographer Sten-Johan Lil captures ethereal wide shots of the lake, where the pale water and a sky covered in pillowed white clouds nearly blend into each other, only separated by a blurred horizon line, as if heaven and earth had at last become one.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Dec. 2024
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