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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston displays empty frames that once held masterpieces stolen in 1990 in a still-unsolved art caper.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
20 June 2025 -
Stir in zest, shallot, chives, capers, salt, and pepper.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The other person who spoke in South Carolina, Tim Walz, is a special mixture of extreme buffoonery and a mean spirit, which is a toxic brew.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Certainly hope none of you will be complicit in this buffoonery.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Blending real tour footage, a faux biopic, a tongue-in-cheek jukebox musical and a museum filled with half-fake relics, the film is part tribute, part Gen X time capsule, part absurdist prank.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Anna stages a prank that is just supposed to scare Willow, but the plan collides with the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, and ends with Willow’s disappearance.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Cats prefer to sleep on left side The Internet was made for cats, especially YouTube, which features millions of videos of varying quality, documenting the crazy antics of our furry feline friends.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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The band is also no stranger to controversy, mostly due Healy’s antics both on and off stage.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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They got engaged on April Fool’s Day Matheson and Spencer got engaged on April 1, with a proposal that doubled as a practical joke.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Kind, 68, reflected on one of his friend’s practical jokes on the June 9 episode of the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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The unserious image conveys how much the drama has become a parody of itself.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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When Israel launched its full-scale war against Iran on June 13, the jingoistic Beach Boys parody once again began to make the rounds.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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But it’s also rooted in the trauma many in the LGBTQ community have experienced in dealing with law enforcement for years — going back to the 1969 Stonewall riot, which was sparked by a police raid at the now-famous Greenwich Village gay bar.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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Our homage to the upstate New York prison famous for its riots.—
Bob Morris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Neighbors heard her screams and called for an ambulance.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
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The rest of the group is rendered by capable performers, but their dialogue consists of rote exposition and the occasional scream, as pterodactyls dive-bomb them and T. rexes snap in their faces.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2025
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“Leg-pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pull. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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