“What takes the place of a pleasure principle is a reality principle, and Nauman's art is often, in its elliptic, poetic way, upsettingly right.”

“Unlike the upsettingly pretty Bieber, at whose demographic he is being targeted, Maynard is not typical pin-up material.”

“Despite the thudding of basketballs and sneakers, the cheers of the participants and not so distant sounds of traffic on a highway, Tom found it all to be upsettingly quiet.”