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What to know: John Steinbeck’s epic novel is the source material for this ambitious limited series created by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 film adaptation of the book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Following the recent success of the new Christopher Nolan film based on the epic poem, curators said they hoped there would be renewed interest in artists' interpretations of Homer's work.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

These include any number of household-name technology giants whose stocks have been borne aloft to epic valuations by AI hopes and ambitions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" sailed into a close third place, drawing another $7.4 million domestically, for an epic $1.64 billion over its nine-week global box office journey.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Piano lessons became epic and trying, largely due to my refusal to follow the prescribed method and Robbie’s refusal to see anything good in my freewheeling approach to her songbook.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In this week’s episode of The Envelope, ‘Frankenstein’s’ Oscar Isaac and ‘Sinners’’ Wunmi Mosaku talk about making personal connections to their hit horror epics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Even when the record veers from its characters, strong thematic threads—many of which are borrowed from western epics of yore—remain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

That movie appeared 20 years ago, longer than the gap between the second and third Godfather epics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

King praised the students who had, as he put it, “fashioned...a creative protest that is destined to be one of the glowing epics of our time....”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson