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But the sweetening of the story and the effacing of its details suggest unease and ambivalence about its personal aspects.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Unsweetened cocoa powder: Lends a wonderfully deep chocolate flavor, and lets the sugars do the sweetening.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Under the guise of a conventional bio-pic, with all of the dilution and sweetening that the commercial format entails, Fogel offers a wide-ranging and deep-rooted critique of American officialdom, of the political underpinnings of American society.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
Famous among rock fans for his work in the recording studio with the likes of Nirvana and the Pixies — and for his own bands Shellac and Big Black — Albini was known for harsh guitars and booming drums presented with none of the sweetening that can make a rock record sound like a candyland.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Unsweetened cocoa powder: Lends a wonderfully deep chocolate flavor, and lets the sugars do the sweetening.
—Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Under the guise of a conventional bio-pic, with all of the dilution and sweetening that the commercial format entails, Fogel offers a wide-ranging and deep-rooted critique of American officialdom, of the political underpinnings of American society.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024
Famous among rock fans for his work in the recording studio with the likes of Nirvana and the Pixies — and for his own bands Shellac and Big Black — Albini was known for harsh guitars and booming drums presented with none of the sweetening that can make a rock record sound like a candyland.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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“Sweetening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetening. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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