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when it came time for the girl to go to college, Aunt Edna once again proved to be a reliable fairy godmother
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Rosemary bonded with Kennedy’s larger-than-life second wife, Eleanora, who was almost a decade younger than Rosemary, but acted as her fairy godmother, sprinkling money and sisterly advice.
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Founder and executive producer Andrés Rigal, part master of ceremonies and part fairy godmother, prowls the line, handpicking the most striking attendees and sending them past the bouncer with a nod and a smile.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Rossini and Ferretti’s opera, which premiered in 1817, sticks to the traditional interpretation but changes some names and strikes the magical parts, like the pumpkin carriage and fairy godmother.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
In a poignant letter distributed before the show, the designing twins paid tribute to their muse and fairy godmother, Canadian photographer Julie Enfield, now in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease, who took them under her wing in 1976.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
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Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Founder and executive producer Andrés Rigal, part master of ceremonies and part fairy godmother, prowls the line, handpicking the most striking attendees and sending them past the bouncer with a nod and a smile.
—Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Rossini and Ferretti’s opera, which premiered in 1817, sticks to the traditional interpretation but changes some names and strikes the magical parts, like the pumpkin carriage and fairy godmother.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
In a poignant letter distributed before the show, the designing twins paid tribute to their muse and fairy godmother, Canadian photographer Julie Enfield, now in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease, who took them under her wing in 1976.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Fairy godmother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20godmother. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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