In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
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Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
But a catastrophic ‘Stormganza’ threatens to derail the high-speed train, and the duo have to join forces with the snobby first class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.
Curators pop up in famous artists’ biographies all the time, usually as handmaidens to the creator’s genius, opening a door to a gallery here or supporting a grant application there.
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Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
The common foe of all is expansionist Iran and its handmaidens Hamas and Hezbollah.
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