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On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Known for projects like Transparent and C’mon C’mon, Hoffmann is coming off turns in Netflix’s thriller series Eric, opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, and 20th’s Springsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere, opposite Jeremy Allen White.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Allen went on to play the romantic lead in films like John Carpenter’s Starman (1984) and Scrooged (1988), and delivered strong supporting turns in high-profile movies like Malcolm X (1992) and The Sandlot (1993), as well as Steven Soderbergh’s underseen King of the Hill (1993).—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Add that tent and the $5,100 six-seat Crew Cab upgrade, and the Paragon drives and sleeps a total of six people.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Created by Mindy Kaling, it’s set in New York, the city that never sleeps, not in order to party, but to get something on somebody’s desk first thing in the morning.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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The result is a building that is both elegant and refined, at once a part of and apart from its surroundings—and one that deftly nods to both France and Italy in myriad ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Andreeva listens and nods, then returns to self-hate too often.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Another medium-firm option that will deliver crucial neck support is Casper’s original pillow, which is great for all types of sleepers like our contributor Madeleine Luckel, who snoozes on both of her sides, her back, and stomach.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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In it, Mario snoozes against a tree as a butterfly flutters by his head.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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