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But Coppola, never one to fall back on easy, moralizing judgments — nor to disentangle sadness from joy, its natural companion — doesn’t deny or condemn that mirage’s seductive power.
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
But to liberate parents from shame like this is every bit as moralizing an act as scolding them would be.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Leichter doesn’t moralize about her craft, but her book ventures a compelling case for it: for all of us who lack superpowers, storytelling may be the surest way to grasp the elastic dimensions of life.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Salacious headlines moralized the tragedy for the masses but also hinted at other hidden social concerns percolating in Hollywood.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
But to liberate parents from shame like this is every bit as moralizing an act as scolding them would be.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
Leichter doesn’t moralize about her craft, but her book ventures a compelling case for it: for all of us who lack superpowers, storytelling may be the surest way to grasp the elastic dimensions of life.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Salacious headlines moralized the tragedy for the masses but also hinted at other hidden social concerns percolating in Hollywood.
—Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023
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“Moralize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moralize. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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