In 1882, Junius Henri Browne, a writer for Harper’s Magazine, expounded on a highly relatable problem.
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Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
To expound on Sanders’ post-touchdown celebration: Sanders caught the touchdown pass right in front of the defensive backs, including onlooking Mike Jackson, who missed his second consecutive practice Wednesday because of a toe injury but still watched practice from the sideline.
The sermonizing lands hardest near the beginning and end of Life of Pi, where director Max Webster lets things get a little slack and starry-eyed.
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Vulture,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2023
Raised in the segregated south, he was steeped in the tradition of Confederate preachers who sermonized to their flocks in the CSA on the holiness of white supremacy and characterized the Christian god as inherently racist.
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Jared Yates Sexton,
The New Republic,
25 Mar. 2020
The actor took it as an opportunity to pontificate about the role the dog plays in the movie and to David Corenswet’s titular character.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
28 July 2025
En route to the Love Island Summer Party™, Connor dons a crocheted version of the Foot Locker employee uniform while pontificating about Kenny blocking him.
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