The mood is a mix of ironic and sincere in equal measure, with plenty of pastiche and a heavy appreciation for the profundity of cultural detritus.
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Savannah Sobrevilla,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Previous scientific research shows that the detritus left behind after a fire can be laden with toxic compounds and gases, from heavy metals to burned plastics to asbestos.
While the ’60s was known for its backcombed bouffants and brushed back bobs, about midway through the decade, Brigitte Bardot brought pigtails into the beauty zeitgeist.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Dec. 2024
Member Benefit December 5, 2024 What happens when two powerhouses—and two bobs—come together and join forces to edit the fashion bible?
Inhaled silica dust particles travel down airways and into the smallest spaces of the lung, causing scarring and eventually difficulty breathing, often becoming so severe that a lung transplant might be the only solution to avoid death.
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
The dust bin capacity is pretty good as well, the Kompressor technology promises 2.4 times more space.
Life on this earth has felt weird and extra dangerous lately.
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Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
But officials in this second Trump administration, including the President himself, see it as a waste of an enormously valuable resource given that U.S. coal reserves far exceed those of any other nation on earth.
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