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Contreras made a gesture as if to challenge the umpire’s call — and he was promptly thrown out of the game.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Following an introduction by rap icon Ice Cube and a video contextualizing Hill’s nomination for the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award (as if anyone in the audience doubted her influence), a knockout lineup took the stage.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
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Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
One of our strategies is to make a gorgeous yet accessible magazine, as if there were a Teen Vogue (RIP) for adults.
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Sarah Schulman,
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Following an introduction by rap icon Ice Cube and a video contextualizing Hill’s nomination for the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award (as if anyone in the audience doubted her influence), a knockout lineup took the stage.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
—
Melanie Thernstrom,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
One of our strategies is to make a gorgeous yet accessible magazine, as if there were a Teen Vogue (RIP) for adults.
—
Sarah Schulman,
Literary Hub,
29 June 2026
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