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Why So Much Is ‘Bonkers’ Right Now

Is something in the news abnormal? Unprecedented? Totally wacky? Thanks to British English, there’s a perfect word for that.
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On Friday, as a capper to a week that included a steady stream of breaking news about the doings of the Trump administration, sent a note of reassurance to its readers: “It’s Not Just You,” the magazine : “This Week Was Bonkers.” , the same day, reporting on the movies of the Cannes Film Festival, that “Netflix’s is a bonkers corporate satire starring Tilda Swinton and a superpig.” , on Monday morning, wrote about David Lynch’s newly returned show, that “ Is Back and More Delightfully Bonkers Than Ever.” The conservative political strategist Rick Wilson recently : “They’re afraid of Donald Trump going crazy,” he said—“you know, ripshit bonkers on them.”

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