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Silence is golden Tokyo may be buzzing tumultuously with background sounds from blaring advertisement screens or salespeople screaming out deals outside the stores, but you are also expected to be quiet—especially when on the train, bus, and other public places.—
Crista Priscilla,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Oct. 2022
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Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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Blurring the line between performance and personal crisis, comedian Maria Bamford turns her mental health journey into material that’s riotously funny and ultimately inspiring.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Dec. 2025
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Two months ago, a thief stole the control stick from an R train parked under southern Brooklyn — the same section of track where a repeat train thief recklessly threw a train in reverse during a joyride months earlier.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nguyen tried to stop the carjacking and dangled from the open driver’s window as Washington sped through the parking lot in the van, driving recklessly and nearly hitting other pedestrians and vehicles, the District Attorney’s office said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
22 Feb. 2026
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But just as there’s a difference between depicting chaos and depicting chaotically, there’s a difference between presenting theatergoers with a realistic image of mental illness and driving an audience nuts.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Directed and steered by Alex Timbers, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg among its executive producers, The Muppet Show keeps things chaotically simple.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Turbulently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turbulently. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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