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What began at Baltimore City College High School in Maryland in 2015 has grown into a project with international contributions – an effort worthy of Baldwin’s legacy as a Renaissance man.
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Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
While Da Vinci’s visit predates the 1573 villa, the Renaissance man was one of several luminaries who inspected the natural phenomenon.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
In the family, he was known as a Renaissance man — an investment adviser who preferred to build boats, cook doughnuts over a wood stove and grow giant zucchinis.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Yet even without all that, looking at Martin’s filmography reveals a Renaissance man.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Aug. 2024
While Da Vinci’s visit predates the 1573 villa, the Renaissance man was one of several luminaries who inspected the natural phenomenon.
—Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
In the family, he was known as a Renaissance man — an investment adviser who preferred to build boats, cook doughnuts over a wood stove and grow giant zucchinis.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 June 2024
Yet even without all that, looking at Martin’s filmography reveals a Renaissance man.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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Tell me more about Rhiannon Giddens. Giddens, who is breaking Beyoncé’s internet as Banjo Auntie, is known in other circles as a folk polymath often interested in projects spanning Black music history.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
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The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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With a gifted intellect and a solid work ethic, her genuine kindness truly sets her apart.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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Digital capitalism thrives on exploiting users’ time, intellect, and data.Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
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When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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The wrist bands on 69,000 audience members glowed bright blue in Lucas Oil Stadium.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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The whale is a cartoonish bright blue, and sits on an idyllic pond full of fish and turtles.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Repeated visualization helps to rewire the brain, fostering a self-image aligned with one's aspirations.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The human body naturally produces GABA, a chemical that blocks certain messages in the brain and calms the body, but studies have found mixed results for using GABA supplementation.Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Despite this description, Law found an inner peace playing the wise, if not secretive wizard.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2024
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Wizards Beyond Waverly Place saw the return of Selena Gomez and David Henrie as wizards over 10 years after Wizards of Waverly Place ended, but Jake T. Austin was missing so far.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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In April 2024, less than a year after the school’s founding, more than 5,000 people, primarily students but also outraged intellectuals of different ages, immediately signed a petition against the school’s name.Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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And one of the main things that happened during the Cultural Revolution was that certain classes of people — intellectuals, people with money, people with land — were sort of coaxed into, for the first time in their lives, telling the truth.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2024
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The dining room Thanksgiving dinner ($50 for adults, $20 for children) features slow-roasted turkey with gravy, brioche sage stuffing, French green beans with almonds, and cranberry-pear chutney, with Sam’s mashed potatoes for the table.Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stuffing: Rye Whiskey’s Savory Edge Stuffing varies widely in flavors, from sage and thyme to meaty sausage or even fruits like apples and cranberries.Emily Price, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Renaissance man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Renaissance%20man. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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