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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce finished second (23.1 percent), white nationalist turned Cabinet-member-without-portfolio Laura Loomer was third (14.8 percent), and Renaissance man Charles Kushner (Real-estate developer!—
George Kalogerakis,
Air Mail,
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As a scholar, physician, civil rights champion, historian and humanitarian, Dr. Charles H. Wright was indeed a Renaissance man.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
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Cecil was indeed a polymath tastemaker of his time.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Besides practicing writing, Estelle’s teen years started her journey to becoming a polymath.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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With his new book, Pan, Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Dave Ulrich, professor at Ross School of Business and renowned management thinker has seen this stagnation up close.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Science fiction didn't begin with blockbuster films or sleek space operas — it was born in the pages of literature, where bold thinkers and master storytellers pushed the boundaries of imagination.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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