feelings
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“Then I started with Henry thinking about his childhood, his primary experiences, his feelings as a kid. I worked my way forwards with Henry and backwards with Vecna until they met.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Adenosine accumulates during periods of wakefulness and helps reduce brain activity, contributing to feelings of sleepiness.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Dwayne Johnson’s performance in “The Smashing Machine,” for all the film’s flaws, cleverly reconciled the dissonance between the outward images of masculine power and internal feelings of self-loathing.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Though feelings of loneliness, fear and despair recur throughout “Inferno,” the record’s textural variety and steady rhythmic pulse make it approachable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In séances, holding hands gives participants a feeling of safety, while ensuring they can’t disrupt planned tricks, and darkness creates sensitivity to sound, motion, and feelings.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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