anecdotes

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Though music was at its heart, stand-up comedian Emily Catalano opened the show, and Bird himself invoked humor throughout his set, slipping self-deprecating quips and confessional anecdotes about each lyric’s meaning in between songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"But everywhere I go, people remind me of him and tell me anecdotes."

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

When he was chief economist of HSBC’s Canada unit, David Watt said he heard myriad anecdotes from clients about logjams at Canada’s ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

We often pass the time amusing ourselves with anecdotes about you.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro