Word: sardonicism
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Bronson suggested that the only way to acknowledge the problems faced by children from affluent families is "with a sardonic wink." In my book The Price of Privilege, I reported on disproportionately high rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse among children of the wealthy. A broken child is a...
Bronson suggested that the only way to acknowledge the problems faced by children from affluent families is "with a sardonic wink." In my book The Price of Privilege, I reported on disproportionately high rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse among children of the wealthy, rates documented by leading social...
One day, long before I came to college or was forced to speak in complete sentences, I was talking to a friend while drinking a full-fat frappacino at Starbucks. “God,” I said, “The early 90s were so wack! Meg Ryan...
For one thing, it features a voice-over narration, rare in films of this kind, especially since its tone is often boldly ironic. Yes, it distances us a little from the inevitable banalities of the action. But it also somehow encourages a kind of sardonic sympathy for the film's...
Ken Kalfus’ new novel, “A Disorder Peculiar to the Country,” is one of the only pieces of 9/11 art that forces Americans to look at how the spirit of the country has changed after the terrorist attacks. His uneven but captivating rumination...