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rare bird

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Sitting in the center, with a passenger seat to the left and right, the lucky driver will feel equally at home in the US, the UK or anywhere a long stretch of pavement invites this rara avis to soar.

— Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 June 2021
Finding that rara avis of product design that combines pretty with practical is thrilling, and porcelain tile is both.

— Sarah Baird, Good Housekeeping, 14 Sep. 2020

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In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Fanny, his autistic eight-year-old granddaughter sees the world with bright precision and a sense of wonder.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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The film follows a protagonist returning to his hometown for the first time in 28 years, drawn back by the mystery surrounding a young artistic prodigy.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
He is recognized as the teen prodigy who went missing a decade prior, and his return as an up-and-coming conductor is heralded.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
What can’t go unremarked upon, though, is the surpassing wonder of Dennis Gassner and Richard Johnson’s production design, a near-Brechtian marvel of diaphanous screens, rotating parts, and other ingenious devices.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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