as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
a richly decorated penthouse that showed off the owner's art collection to its best advantage
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The latest from singular artist Bohdanowicz richly blends family history with archival research and gothic storytelling.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The black-and-white 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop time-travels to a richly chromatic future in this new show, with Jasmine Amy Rogers making her Broadway debut in the title role, and Faith Prince and Stephen DeRosa among the supporting cast.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
What emerges is a richly detailed fresco reminiscent of a classic pastoral novel — think Thomas Hardy, Willa Cather or D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers — where life’s many hardships come and go with each new season, and where technology arrives without warning to eventually change things forever.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
As a richly deserving first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer with vital roles in three Super Bowl rings underscoring his thrilling career, Kelce certainly has zero left to prove.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The black-and-white 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop time-travels to a richly chromatic future in this new show, with Jasmine Amy Rogers making her Broadway debut in the title role, and Faith Prince and Stephen DeRosa among the supporting cast.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
What emerges is a richly detailed fresco reminiscent of a classic pastoral novel — think Thomas Hardy, Willa Cather or D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers — where life’s many hardships come and go with each new season, and where technology arrives without warning to eventually change things forever.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2025
As a richly deserving first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer with vital roles in three Super Bowl rings underscoring his thrilling career, Kelce certainly has zero left to prove.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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