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In this week’s bonus episode: Susan, Dahlia, and Mark recently reconvened to record an update to this conversation, complete with analysis of how Gorsuch figured into the blockbuster, end-of-term decisions handed down in June.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

After months of hype and mere hours in front of the jury, California’s blockbuster suit against Meta ended on Wednesday with a sweeping $17-billion settlement and 130 pages of promised changes to the platforms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Cameron regularly laments that she has not had the chances her talent deserves since her blockbuster double header against Taylor in 2023.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Equity investors haven’t reacted much to the recent turmoil in bonds, focusing instead on the end of another blockbuster earnings season—and potentially their summer vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

I hated the dreams with a burning passion, but the fact that I was having them didn’t seem like a big blockbuster of a surprise to me.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbusters, there is no shortage of larger-than-life subjects, with films about Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch and the volatile Gallagher brothers from the Britpop band Oasis on the calendar.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Bountiful DVD sales meant most films were profitable, even if they weren’t box office blockbusters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

A swath of other summer blockbusters would be released alongside them; A “Spider-Man” here, a “Mission: Impossible” there.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

For now though, Zainab is swept up in enjoying a string of blockbusters.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Ever since the 1930s, Pinewood had been home to movies ranging from early Alfred Hitchcock mysteries to massive Star Wars blockbusters.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti