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There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some were models, and the physical beauty of his cast was a feature, not a bug, of Pasolini’s vision, as there’s no denying the parade of lithe, naked twinks on display and gorgeous Italian men and women, almost like face powder over the hidden ugliness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Aug. 2025
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The ugliness is a feature, not a bug.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Terribleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribleness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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