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Appeared in the April 23, 2026, print edition as 'A Shimmering Steve Reich Classic Turns 50'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Shimmering in the incandescent light off the Pacific, its existence today seems almost a mirage, a dream from long ago on the verge of waking up to its inherent vulnerabilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Shimmering walls of color dissolve and flow into other shapes and images all around the viewer.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Shimmering gold armored breastplates, shields and stiff gilets featured in the exhaustive co-ed collection that used light colors such as whites, creams and pastels as a contrast to represent honesty or truth.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Shimmering there on the cloth was a cooler version of Percy Jackson—with just the right clothes, a confident smile on my face.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan