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Whether set in Jewish eastern Europe or New York’s Lower East Side, Shtok’s range is on full display, from gossipy melodramas and elegiac reveries to coming of age portraits of shtetl adolescents and immigrant hustlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After all, anyone can sound somewhat articulate via email by using AI.—
Melody Wilding,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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These are articulate, intellectual characters who tend to speak openly about their emotions and even drift into philosophical ruminations.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Unlike the voluble Freedman, CAA was silent Thursday when Deadline reached out for comment on the looming mass action.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Great Again movement is looking to sack the musical performance, given their side's voluble objections to Bad Bunny.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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To be fair, vocal figures in the president’s MAGA base have expressed their displeasure with his foreign policy in the past only to come back into the fold, where many of his rank-and-file supporters remained.—
Toluse Olorunnipa,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Although Rendezvous Arts has had singers at concerts, this is their first vocal group.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In one of the night’s most intense moments, the often glib Seth Rogen took the stage to accept the late Catherine O’Hara’s award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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There’s no shortage of stylish craft here and much to enjoy in the performances, but ultimately, Rosebush Pruning is too glib to work, leaving only an acrid aftertaste.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Tale-telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-telling. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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