Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.
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Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
The plan also calls for $31 million in additional spending for public education that would block cuts to magnet schools that could have led to tuition increases for the sending towns and potential cuts in health care for students in private schools.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
From there, the series dials back to 1988 to the tiny seaport town of Grimsby, several hours north of London.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
The Trojans are using the roughly two weeks in between the conference tournament loss and the beginning of the NCAA Tournament to rebuild their competitive drive before shifting into a mindset that dials in on the Tigers.
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