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Scott Pelley’s hysterical self-indulgence illustrates what’s gone wrong with the American news media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2024

Accompanied by a string quartet, it seems, by that point, less like theatrical excavation than self-indulgence.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Spurs look like they are about to pay a heavy price for the self-indulgence of Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie that saw them receive their marching orders against Chelsea.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

I sit at the espresso counter and have a cappuccino, to deal with the inertia that’s come over me at the sight of so much sugar-coated self-indulgence.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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