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Donald Trump’s supporters claim they don’t think he’s being serious about his extremism. That’s willful ignorance.

Re-examining this nexus between the ludicrous and the solemn, Shane Herron argues that intense earnestness was itself a central component of the ironic sensibility of the great age of literary satire ...

Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show chair to cover the 2024 election. He brought back his typical mixture of earnestness ...

We live in very divided times. ... But something about Christmas has always united people,' said 'The Chosen' creator Dallas ...

Directed by Steve McQueen and featuring Saoirse Ronan, the vividly mounted WWII film tries an unusual tack into an era that ...

This week brought opportunities and challenges for the zodiac signs in their careers. While some signs thrived in fast-paced ...

Cloobeck is a man full of maxims, delivering each with earnestness. “We’re at the end of a cul-de-sac. Time to turn around ...

“Leroy and Lucy” is a piece with a lot of moral earnestness, which is fine as far as it goes. But, unlike a couple of the ...

Who’ll make it to Blackpool and the halfway point in this year’s competition? Well, it’s unlikely to be one of Wynne, Shayne ...

Music plays a crucial role in the movies of Andrea Arnold, and with Bird, her song choices have taken on a new sincerity.

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