bristles
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An exquisite anthology of Cohn’s writing from his early days through the present, “Corner Boy” bristles with the electric, contrarian voice of a working cultural critic.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
Mr. Esparza, a four-time Tony nominee, has often exuded a molten intensity onstage, and he bristles with dark ferocity here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Paul “PB” Branson, who graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in May, bristles at the thought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The book bristles with insight and originality, interspersing Vara’s more journalistic expositions with excurses and fragments curated from the author’s expansive digital life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Annabeth stepped around random bristles sharp enough to impale her foot, and clusters of...well, not rocks exactly.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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