mordantly

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Sheila Heti has pulled this obscure leaf from the literary archives and fashioned a mordantly funny anti-history; a pungent and hilarious study of bitterness and promise unfulfilled.

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  • Suffering & the Hideous Thieves (pared down to four players, including mordantly electric frontman Jeff Suffering), and the wonderful boys in —  Three Imaginary Girls: Seattle's sparkly indie-pop press
  • Last night, our analysts mordantly chuckled when one host interrupted his "show" with a programming note about the other. —  DailyHowler.com
  • Sheila Heti has pulled this obscure leaf from the literary archives and fashioned a mordantly funny anti-history; a pungent and hilarious study of bitterness and promise unfulfilled. —  The Elegant Variation
  • Plus, it's funny, mordantly funny, and filled with Werner's barbed commentary about man attempting to conquer (or at least understand) nature, and failing miserably. —  Quiet Bubble
  • Devo's music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary via sometimes-discordant pop songs that often feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures, and their work has proved hugely influential on subsequent popular music, particularly New Wave, industrial and alternative rock artists. —  10connects.com Local News
 

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