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To source his material, Cobb punched random terms into Google, as though working a slot machine.
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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And another: Jacqueline Burnett, back on stage after a long absence as though no time has passed, in the piece’s most authentic moments, joined briefly by Elliott Hammans, who somehow supports her from the exact opposite corner of the stage.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
But this space is meant to tie a bow around the dominant story surrounding Cleveland this week: injuries to three vitally important players that were described to the public as though any of them could have been played through in Game 2 when, in fact, none of them likely could have.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Some novels feel not so much written as conjured, as though the author has absorbed something from the larger ambient culture and distilled it into the characters and narrative.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And another: Jacqueline Burnett, back on stage after a long absence as though no time has passed, in the piece’s most authentic moments, joined briefly by Elliott Hammans, who somehow supports her from the exact opposite corner of the stage.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
But this space is meant to tie a bow around the dominant story surrounding Cleveland this week: injuries to three vitally important players that were described to the public as though any of them could have been played through in Game 2 when, in fact, none of them likely could have.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Some novels feel not so much written as conjured, as though the author has absorbed something from the larger ambient culture and distilled it into the characters and narrative.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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