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There was a motley crew of regulars: N.Y.U. students always calling the same Dylan tunes, and grizzled hippies always happy to oblige.
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James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Hosting a motley crew this Christmas, where half the party is Cali sober and the other half is more, ahem, old fashioned?
—Mary-Frances Heck, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2024
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Hosting a motley crew this Christmas, where half the party is Cali sober and the other half is more, ahem, old fashioned?
—Mary-Frances Heck, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2024
Led by host and de facto showrunner Edna (Chloë Sevigny), the motley crew of Brooklyn media types travel the world seeking oddball stories ranging from pop culture to the occult.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Nemo audaciously steals a prototype submarine from the penal colony in which he is imprisoned, escaping into the ocean with a motley crew of fellow prisoners.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Motley crew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motley%20crew. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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