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humorless people who can't see the lighter side of life
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There’s no better way to rid ourselves of that notion than to go back into the Matrix and remember that AI is far more dangerous, right now, as a corporate weapon to be wielded against workers — a villain best symbolized by a humorless, middle-aged man in a business suit.
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Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Except for a number in which teenager Allie and Noah (Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza) first see each other undressed, the lyrics are vague and humorless, often budding with clichés the book is trying to prune.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Anyone who believes that radical politics have to be stern and humorless, for maximum impact, should consult Byron.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Her style, though largely humorless, is fluent and sharply focused, with paragraphs that flow at the brisk pace of an adventure novel.
—Guy Denton, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
His long-suffering companion, Jack Dunphy, is a humorless scold.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In today’s mostly humorless world, there are too few top-of-the-line satirists.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
Although Mitchell and Thompson are sharing the screen in no time, the audience hardly gets a chance to appreciate their chemistry before tedious new characters are introduced and the film nosedives into a convoluted and humorless plot.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Adam McKay’s atrocious Don’t Look Up was humorless about its climate-change heroes (except when Meryl Streep got her just deserts).
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Oct. 2023
Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Except for a number in which teenager Allie and Noah (Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza) first see each other undressed, the lyrics are vague and humorless, often budding with clichés the book is trying to prune.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Anyone who believes that radical politics have to be stern and humorless, for maximum impact, should consult Byron.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Her style, though largely humorless, is fluent and sharply focused, with paragraphs that flow at the brisk pace of an adventure novel.
—Guy Denton, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
His long-suffering companion, Jack Dunphy, is a humorless scold.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
In today’s mostly humorless world, there are too few top-of-the-line satirists.
—Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
Although Mitchell and Thompson are sharing the screen in no time, the audience hardly gets a chance to appreciate their chemistry before tedious new characters are introduced and the film nosedives into a convoluted and humorless plot.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
Adam McKay’s atrocious Don’t Look Up was humorless about its climate-change heroes (except when Meryl Streep got her just deserts).
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Oct. 2023
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“Humorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humorless. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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