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What’s the source of this latest tempest in a teapot?
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In short, this tempest in a teapot revealed far more about our current cultural anxieties, sensitivities, and suspicions than anything else.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026
What’s the source of this latest tempest in a teapot?
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
In short, this tempest in a teapot revealed far more about our current cultural anxieties, sensitivities, and suspicions than anything else.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Tempest in a teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempest%20in%20a%20teapot. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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