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That song, lyrically, encapsulates so much about life – the absurdity and search for meaning.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Rudolph hopes that the time is finally right for audiences to appreciate the film’s lunacy and vision of an America whose values have gone completely out of whack.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Like Spann, my perception is that the volume of lunacy and hostility was greater than usual.Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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The one, glaring inequity that Patrice and Gary still face, however, is that—because of the inanity of US law—they cannot get married without losing their disability benefits.Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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The doctrine of fetal personhood—which says that a full human life begins at the fertilization of an egg—has obvious legal inanities built in regarding taxes, insurance, litigation, etc.Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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Read more about the case:Bullitt County mother in Kentucky seeks insanity defense after charged in killing of 2 kids The charges follow deputies responding to Lucas' home after receiving a report of gunshots in November 2023.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2024
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In legal terms, Lindsay’s apparent composure on the day of the killings isn’t enough to rule out temporary insanity, and nor is any evidence of premeditation.Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Trying this out is part of coffee testing's scientific method, but the insistence on 175 degrees also read like marketing hokum.Joe Ray, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2019
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But between all the hokum, Ackles and Padalecki's chemistry (both on and off screen) is what truly kept the engine running.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Is there a remedy for claptrap like the BMJ article?Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Mostly Rivas gets rid of distracting racist, sexist or classist claptrap in the script, annoyances that have nothing to do with its plot.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024
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Nothing says your Southern Mama failed in raising you like a bunch of tacky nonsense coming out of your mouth, especially in front of the preacher's wife.Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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This is nonsense: Prop. 36 actually defunds drug treatment.Salil Dudani, Orange County Register, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Kookiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kookiness. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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