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Crucial here is that the markets confirm the flippancy found in the previous question, and much more importantly, would have confirmed it then if anyone had been asking.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026 -
The flippancy of the title evokes the internet as Purgatory.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2026
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Much of Fleming’s delightful frivolity can be seen in their mishmashed resume.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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Comedies are often the also-rans; everyone wants to be taken seriously, and comedies—even the greatest of them, by the likes of Hawks, Preston Sturges, or Billy Wilder—are frequently treated as a frivolity.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of fans commented on social media, either expressing concern or responding with lightheartedness.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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Between the comic relief of the Meeks-Martin twins, [Matthew] Lillard’s irrepressible energy, and the kinetic crew of new teens (including McKenna Grace, Asa Germann, Celeste O’Connor, and Sam Rechner), there’s a levity that makes this movie wildly and unapologetically fun.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Feb. 2026
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The snowball fight brought levity to the community, as people on either side of the park dug out their cars, one of the few places cars were allowed to park during the ongoing parking ban, and neighbors used snowblowers to clear sidewalks.—
Wheeler Cowperthwaite,
The Providence Journal,
25 Feb. 2026
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It’s been variously associated with phone addiction, disinformation, and zombie-like hyper-superficiality.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
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Accusations of superficiality run rampant.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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But both play with a little breathing room between the gems, giving these designs a distinct sense of modernism and lightness.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Maybe reaching patriotic Judeo-Christian nirvana should feel like the unbearable lightness of an emptied mind.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Unseriousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseriousness. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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