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That may be the future, but the present is still cars.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 July 2024
Instead, Frances is a new invention, sailing in on the breeze from the past to the present.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 28 June 2024
Intercutting between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a crime story and an erotic, psychological thriller.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 June 2024
The collection currently contains over 33,000 objects from the fifteenth century to the present–and often serves as the basis for the topical Costume Institute exhibitions.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 June 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 July 2024
Instead, Frances is a new invention, sailing in on the breeze from the past to the present.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 28 June 2024
Intercutting between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a crime story and an erotic, psychological thriller.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 June 2024
The collection currently contains over 33,000 objects from the fifteenth century to the present–and often serves as the basis for the topical Costume Institute exhibitions.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 27 June 2024
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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