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Instead, Watters relies on low-effort mockery and lazy analysis, delivered in a mellow tone, often paired with a mirthless laugh.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

In a concert landscape marked by cash-grab reunions and mirthless anniversary celebrations, Rage — as it did during its heyday — stood above the rest and proved to be as ferocious and felicitous as ever.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

The scene couldn’t have been any further from the mirthless, empty arena where the Lightning won the Cup last September in a quarantined bubble across the continent in Edmonton, Alberta.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2021

It’s a scene that points to something else that unites Scott and Davidson: a gift for making their audience squirm, for letting their anguish seep out from behind a big, mirthless smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2020

The expression tugged at my lips, taut and mirthless.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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