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There are also flashbacks that extend to more recent episodes, including reminiscences of his time as a film-school professor, in the nineties, with his then students Malcolm, Diana, and Emma.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Each scene is golden in the present day or crisply black and white in flashback scenes.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The film takes place over one week as Callas unravels physically and psychologically, interspersed with flashbacks of the past.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Soon after, a flashback to five months prior introduces us to Noh In-ji (Dr. Romantic’s Seo Hyun-jin), an employee at New Wedding (NM), a mysterious company that provides professional spouses for the richest of the rich.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Each scene is golden in the present day or crisply black and white in flashback scenes.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The film takes place over one week as Callas unravels physically and psychologically, interspersed with flashbacks of the past.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Soon after, a flashback to five months prior introduces us to Noh In-ji (Dr. Romantic’s Seo Hyun-jin), an employee at New Wedding (NM), a mysterious company that provides professional spouses for the richest of the rich.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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The year’s most impressive filmmaking debut was the playwright Annie Baker’s soft but spiky recollection of life in western Massachusetts in the early ’90s.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Looking back on decades of destruction and rebuilding — of their family, of their home country — neither sister has a rose-colored recollection.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Insurgent leaders say the group has broken with its extremist past, though HTS is still labeled a terrorist group by the United States and European countries.ALBERT AJI AND MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have a particularly sketchy past with President-elect Donald Trump.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Buy Now: The Dry Season on Bookshop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble Flashlight, Susan Choi (June 3) Susan Choi's new novel, Flashlight, inspired by her 2020 short story of the same name, traces the disappearance of a father across time, space, and memory.Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Why Writing Things Down Can Accelerate Success Writing things down is a simple yet powerful way to activate the brain’s focus, memory and motivation.Anthony A. Luna, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Gloria obliged, balancing out Jay’s heady rhymes with spoken reminiscences, making the track feel like a mini oral history.Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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He was impressed by the evocative nature of his reminiscence.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Oct. 2024
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With the former, Hauser has crafted a wholly unique collection of garments evocative of his decades of experience in the field (and in the saddle) that harken back to yesteryear.Chris Barilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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How relevant is our content today versus yesteryear?Manny Garcia, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Jan. 2024
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The web address given in the recall led to a foreign gambling site.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Last month, Stellantis announced a recall of about 207,000 Jeep and Dodge SUVs in the U.S. to fix a computer problem that can disable the anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control safety features.CBS News, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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So far, the 39th president of the United States is the only living ex-president to signal his willingness to be there for the second inauguration ceremony in the country's history where a former president is returning to the White House.Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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For the first time in Texas history, nearly all border counties voted for Donald Trump, including Webb County.Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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As a reminder, Witko says that all hummingbird swings and feeders should be cleaned regularly and nectar should be changed frequently to prevent fungal growth.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Sheppard’s spotlight moment at Motown 25 was a reminder of one of the weirdest chapters in the legendary label’s history.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Flashback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashback. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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