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Eight years ago, when the Yankees acquired Giancarlo Stanton, there was the usual parlor game of what Sterling’s home run call would be for the hulking slugger.
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Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
What starts as a playful, casual parlor game suddenly turns incredibly dark, not just because of Emma’s confession but by Rachel’s sudden turn from loyal friend to judgmental scold.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Politicking as a nasty parlor game is Carolyn’s introduction to the Kennedys.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
What starts as a playful, casual parlor game suddenly turns incredibly dark, not just because of Emma’s confession but by Rachel’s sudden turn from loyal friend to judgmental scold.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026
Hands are stabbed, feet are liquidated, fingers are severed, bodies are impaled (at one point an entire butcher block of kitchen knives has to be used to subdue Todd), an ear and a nose are bitten off, shotgun holes are blown into faces, and prison rape is treated as a parlor game.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Politicking as a nasty parlor game is Carolyn’s introduction to the Kennedys.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Parlor game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlor%20game. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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