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In Search of Lost Time Books · 1910s

Memory, time, and the social world of Belle Époque France across seven volumes.

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In Rainbows Music · 2000s

Warm, precise, and emotionally open. Radiohead at their most human.

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In Utero Music · 1990s

Nirvana's abrasive follow-up to Nevermind. Heart-Shaped Box and the sound of not coping.

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In the Mood for Love Film · 2000s

A restrained romantic drama of corridor intimacy, urban longing, memory, and after-hours drift.

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In Colour Music · 2010s

In Colour is the debut studio album by English producer Jamie xx, released on 29 May 2015 by Young Turks. The album was composed during a five-year period while a member of the indie pop band the xx, starting with his production on xx in 2009. After starting his solo career with the remix album We're New Here (2011)...

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