The Magic And The Reality A Naiad, an enchanting water nymph, dances in an underwater lily pad garden.
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Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
The mythological story of the Roman water nymph Sabrina was written in the 12th century, and a statue depicting her has been on display in Britain since the 1800s.
Elsewhere, gawp at Patty Chang greedily gobbling a melon standing in for her breast in her seminal 1998 video Melons (At a Loss) and the bloodthirsty mermaids swimming through Jen Liu’s 2023 video The Land at the Bottom of the Sea.
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Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
The following are just a few examples of the types of silhouettes available: mermaid, asymmetrical, column, A-line, sheath, trapeze, empire, hourglass, trumpet, bell and shoulder wedge.
The sound of sirens echoed throughout central Bangkok and vehicles filled the streets, leaving some of the city’s already congested streets gridlocked.
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David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
The wail of sirens echoed through Marysville on Thursday morning as hundreds lined D Street to honor a fallen officer — the first Marysville police officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century — whose body was ushered to a Placer County funeral home.
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