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The work is a reflection on the extent of unbelievable acts of aggression that exist in times of confrontation, such as the compulsion to kill to retain control.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025 -
These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 July 2025
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Beyond its frozen delights, Zeds also caters to other cravings, offering coffee, beer, wine, and tea.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Sleep deprivation is also associated with disruptions in appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin and leptin), which often increases cravings for sugary, nutrient-poor foods.12 2.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
25 July 2025
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A lot of this recent success is a direct result of Gen Z’s infatuation with the band and early 2000s nostalgia.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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But other than a new infatuation and a new calling in the back of his mind, not much else in his world shifted for the better.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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The collecting of hair is, in short, a deeply unrelatable manifestation of deeply relatable emotions: love, grief, nostalgia, yearning.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Her second novel, The Art of Vanishing (Knopf Canada, 2024), is about female friendship and creative yearning set against a backdrop of Japan’s 1970s art world.—
Edmond Lee,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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Responsible for maintaining the soft, steady music of our autonomic nervous system, the hypothalamus, through a mix of direct action or hormonal release, governs everything from body temperature and blood pressure to hunger and thirst, digestion, sleep-wake cycles, and mood.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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How to Stop Milk Cravings Cravings for milk can be caused by thirst, hunger, or emotional triggers.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
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As with many sweeping arguments, the fascination lies in the details.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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But the dual Democrat-Republican fascination with The Epstein Files also testifies to a truth Hollywood has forever known: a love of conspiracy stories tugs at us all.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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With this new creation, Liu turns our gaze back to earth, exploring the existential solitude and quiet observation of these aging machines as metaphors for diasporic longing, technological obsolescence and the search for connection and purpose.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The characters become avatars for our own longing, heartbreak, hopefulness and grief ...—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Swimmer's itch is often incorrectly attributed to E. coli exposure, according to the Clean Lakes Alliance.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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This look at a fan forward collection of essays about the Fall, the cult English post-punk outfit, scratched such an itch.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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“Cacoëthes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caco%C3%ABthes. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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