anecdotes

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Still, it is the book’s more startling anecdotes that have fueled much of the public conversation.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

In Goolsbee’s framework, the anecdotes are the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

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

He was the first boyfriend in whom I confided about my family—really confided, the truth and not just amusing anecdotes.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover