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Now, as the latest punishment meted out to the Trump administration’s preeminent academic scapegoat shows, it’s our own government posing the threat.

That’s what made Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux” — which should be considered the preeminent examination of the contemporary pop star — so beguiling: It saw fame as a Faustian pact with the devil.

There is a real risk that the dollar’s status as the world’s preeminent currency for trade and finance could end as a result of Trump’s tariff and larger economic regime.

Coachella isn’t cheap, but it’s arguably the preeminent live music experience in America, and absolutely can be done for less than a grand if you camp on-site.

This is unprecedented at the Smithsonian, the nation’s preeminent historical archive.