as in melancholy
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Noun
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In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People, Perry explores blue as a symbol of both hope and melancholy throughout Black history.—
Tonya Mosley,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025 -
The Elephant Man is an elegant picture, one of Lynch’s most straightforward and touching films—but even then, the joyful melancholy of its visual poetry is distinctly his own.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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She’s never been interested in a career, because her nature is such that the boredom of a job would kill her.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Amid all the boredom and silliness that came with the league’s new All-Star format that (mostly) flopped, this was the most entertaining part of the entire program.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Our essayist challenges that notion and encourages us to embrace ennui as a time to rest and rekindle the spirit.—
Robert Klose,
The Christian Science Monitor,
26 Feb. 2025
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Though some of the scenes around Japanese culture are dialed up for comedic effect, the film’s theme of existential ennui will ring true for most.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
19 Feb. 2025
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