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a book of brainteasers that even a really clever person won't have an easy time figuring out
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The book is structured as a quest to figure out why a class of aimless young men in late-Thatcherist Blighty get their kicks out of getting paralytically drunk and bashing one another half to death every weekend.
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Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Bolter sat down with Antosca and pilot director Morten Tyldum to break down the style of Scorsese’s movie and figure out how to adapt it to a longer format.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But with what seems like a Ripper copycat on the loose, everyone needs to put aside their preconceived notions and figure out what’s going on.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Bolter sat down with Antosca and pilot director Morten Tyldum to break down the style of Scorsese’s movie and figure out how to adapt it to a longer format.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The show also figured out better than any show in recent memory how to adapt itself for a TV broadcast, with the kitties, as costumed by Tony winner Qween Jean, flitted all over the Radio City Musical Hall in New York, this year’s venue for the ceremony.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But with what seems like a Ripper copycat on the loose, everyone needs to put aside their preconceived notions and figure out what’s going on.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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“Figure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figure%20out. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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