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But she was worshiped for being the Iron Lady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Is it the genre’s front-row seat on the turbulent, provocative, culture-shifting lives of artists we’ve worshiped from afar?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

“I absolutely worshiped The Beatles,” he told Rolling Stone in 2002.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

He wanted to be a filmmaker like his idol, Tim Burton, or maybe a high school drama teacher like those he worshiped along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

Her mother had raised her to know Tehlu, and she worshiped him as well as her poor circumstances allowed.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss