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Sunday Put your fugue-scrolling to good use by flicking through new paintings by the contemporary artist Elizabeth Peyton. Adriana Balsamo, New York Times, "Wander Through Animal Crossing and Catfish Row," 29 Aug. 2020

In the fugue state of the past five-and-a-half-but-who’s-counting months, snacks—salty or sweet, big or small, homemade or store-bought—break up the sprawling hours and motivate me to get through my to-do list. Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, "More Nori Nut Mix, PLEASE," 20 Aug. 2020

Saturated washes whorl into psychedelic compositions, as if seen through a fugue state. Max Lakin, New York Times, "It Was Their Big Debut. Then a Pandemic Hit.," 17 Mar. 2020

Flavin Judd, the artist’s son, has compared it to a Bach fugue. Roberta Smith, New York Times, "Donald Judd’s Plain-Spoken Masterpiece," 26 Mar. 2020

Leading an orchestra with considerably more strings than Mozart was accustomed to, Zander gave admirable clarity to the opera buffa fugue sections and propulsion to the whole. BostonGlobe.com, "For Boston Philharmonic, a satisfying start to the 2019-20 season - The Boston Globe," 19 Oct. 2019

Meanwhile, Ferrell’s Pete wanders around in a befuddled fugue, failing to understand why his wife could be so angry with him. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Downhill Is an Uphill Slog That Doesn't Justify Its Remake of the Darker, Subtler Force Majeure," 14 Feb. 2020

The finale, with one fugue that peters out before another starts up, is particularly difficult to hold together, but Zander never lost the thread. BostonGlobe.com, "For Boston Philharmonic, a satisfying start to the 2019-20 season - The Boston Globe," 19 Oct. 2019

After visiting my extended family in Honolulu over the summer, I was slapped out of that subpar-poke fugue state. Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, "I Repent of All the Fast-Casual Poke Bowls I’ve Eaten After Going to Ahi Assassins," 15 Jan. 2020

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