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the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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The disjunction between the abstract composition and the notion of self-portraiture appeared perplexing in its own right; its inoperability only exacerbated the viewer’s frustration and redoubled the artist’s impish provocation.
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Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
For production designer Cara Brower, the assignment wasn’t about designing sets that were perfect historical recreations, but revealing a perfect window into Hedda’s (Tessa Thompson) impish tastes and proclivities.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
The most impish rando here is Tia Mowry, Matthew’s co-worker, who makes half-hearted attempts to sabotage Matthew’s new job at the hotel and ultimately exposes Taylor’s Santa con.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The show’s impish pairing of the President and Satan, in a love affair that recalled an earlier romance that Parker and Stone had imagined between the devil and Saddam Hussein, got the bulk of the attention.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
For production designer Cara Brower, the assignment wasn’t about designing sets that were perfect historical recreations, but revealing a perfect window into Hedda’s (Tessa Thompson) impish tastes and proclivities.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
The most impish rando here is Tia Mowry, Matthew’s co-worker, who makes half-hearted attempts to sabotage Matthew’s new job at the hotel and ultimately exposes Taylor’s Santa con.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The show’s impish pairing of the President and Satan, in a love affair that recalled an earlier romance that Parker and Stone had imagined between the devil and Saddam Hussein, got the bulk of the attention.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impish. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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