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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 “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” it’s deployed as a flat, mirthless inside joke — another pat reference, unfunny and predictable, charged with a yawning desperation to please.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

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

Standing above the ruin, Goss gave a short and mirthless laugh.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

He gives me a mirthless smile and walks toward my mom.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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