Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty
(“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is
not a fault: it is often careful sourcing.
How these are measured.
What they cover
Entertainment
100%
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CaliforniaFrenchLondonNew Yorkthe Toronto International Film Festival007AfghanistanAmerica
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about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned.
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🔮 Sick, weak and in agonizing pain, Charleson willed his failing body to rehearse and take on the titanic part — the most mentally and physically taxing in the entire Western theatrical canon — because that phrase rang out in his own head: “Remember me.” assertive
🔮 My colleagues in the media absolutely hate that, and love to complain how the plebs in the audience openly laugh and cry at movies instead of sitting in stoic judgmental silence like my pretentious scold friends do.
But what’s useful about TIFF is that it gives us some idea of how real human beings will react to awards contenders later on. assertive
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🔮 “You watch in excruciating weariness as it disappears up its own ass and then realize to your dismay that there’s another eardrum-shattering hour left to endure,” wrote King Ghidorah, excuse me, David. assertive
🔮 That stark reversal could be because its style, folksy and verbose Paul Bunyan-ish exposition in overeager group songs, takes some getting used to. assertive
🔮 Well, you wouldn’t realize that from his scattered Argan, who whines and reclines for most of the play in a chair at the center of the stage. assertive
🔮 Using history as a guide, next month somebody will likely announce their candidacy for the US presidency, kicking off a long, exhausting, two-year race to the White House. assertive
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