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The film is a distinctly modern rumination on the desire to shut off and watch the world go by, without forming an opinion on the horrors.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

And if Sunday's red carpet is anything to go by, orange is here to stay.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The letter, posted by Las Vegas insider publication Las Vegas Locally, noted that employees who worked at Primm Valley would be let go by July 4.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Their counterparts today go by terms like techno-oligarchs.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Barely ten minutes would go by before they were faced with another series of rapids, which meant another punishing portage.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple