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Lacy’s new music maintains his sly sense of humor, but with a barefaced melancholy that pushes it to new emotional depths.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025 -
More often than not, the film’s nostalgia is sweet and enjoyable because it is paired with the melancholy that comes from all the acknowledgments of the actors from the original who died over the last 29 years.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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However, without enough structured activity, the breed can become restless and turn to destructive behaviors out of boredom.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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For some, the stakes are high; for others, this is content to be consumed in a moment of boredom.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
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Cramer also suggested that investors have tariff ennui because the U.S. has more major trade deals to settle — namely with China, Canada and Mexico — so negotiations are likely to continue for months.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
28 July 2025
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For all those twists and turns, the sentiments in Dutch Interior’s lyrics often have more of a cohesive feeling, chock full of western ennui and religious iconography.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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“Cheerlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheerlessness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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