The shoes feature two strips across the toes that overlap and are braided together at the center, creating a subtle crisscross knot.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
As the song unfolds, their voices begin to braid together like twin strands of ivy—a Scottish lilt and a Montana twang—creeping across a hard stone wall of fuzzy grunge guitars.
And every stop along the winding road of his life, from musical wunderkind to business and community leader, has shaped how this Flossmoor resident approaches life.
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Jim Dudlicek,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Written and performed Kentucky natives Nick Jamerson and Kris Bentley, the this song is love note to Kentucky which paints a nostalgic picture of familiar landscapes like old barns, tobacco patches, and the specific, winding journey of the Kentucky Mountain Parkway.
Ayad Akhtar, the author of Homeland Elegies, plaits autofiction with philosophical inquiry.
—
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
The struggle is not due to a lack of options, though: Boho braids wrapped into an elegant bun; cornrows neatly plaited into a bow; and small, knotless braids with wavy ends are just a few ways to wear braids down the aisle.
To show their enduring affection, mated pairs of vultures synchronize their flight patterns, touch their beaks together in what looks like a kiss and entwine their long necks.
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
The shift to low-overhead shows on digital platforms also raises concerns for Hollywood unions, which are entwined in the TV talk show system but largely do not have a presence on major podcast platforms.
And the desk chairs weave a story of Nevis, adorned with nods to its lush flora and playful green vervet monkeys, the iconic ambassadors of the island.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.
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