Husk, a French grisette aged in oak barrels, was tart and refreshingly dry; Dolore, a wild ale fermented on dark cherries and black raspberries, was equally tart yet soft and jammy.
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Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Anne Hathaway—who has played the doomed grisette and has the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to prove it—does not seem to care about any of this.
Stretching from the open spaces east of Aurora to the foothills of Golden, Colfax has hosted presidents and addicts, celebrities and prostitutes — occasionally in the same venues — at its hotels, bars, restaurants, clubs, theaters, retail shops and residences, Barber said.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Police and the media classified Gacy’s victims as male prostitutes and homosexuals, using that as an excuse to marginalize and blame them.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress.
Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Loro Piana’s Leopard-Print Pillbox Hat Thanks to Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, and Alaïa, leopard print has shifted from a spicy siren to a seriously fashionable character.
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