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Yiyun Li: ‘Moby-Dick’ is the Great American Novel of pursuit and destruction

Financial Times

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July 4, 2026

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Yiyun Li: ‘Moby-Dick’ is the Great American Novel of pursuit and destruction

Like its country of origin, the book is unabashed, sometimes self-indulgent, often brilliant and never subdued or apologetic

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· Jun 28, 2026

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Hot Air

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· Jun 28, 2026

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

'Hellbrew of Hate': The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies

The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jun 28, 2026

Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson on Creating “a Sense of Hope” With ‘Happy Hours’ Reunion: “Love Is Possible; Life Is Long; There’s No Given Path”

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Variety

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· Jul 9, 2026

 ‘Small Talk,’ a Nuanced Take on Switzerland’s Last Finishing School, Boarded by Urban Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Locarno-bound title “Small Talk,” a doc-fiction portrait of the power dynamics at play among the daughters of the world’s social elite, has been picked up for international sales by the Frédéric Corvez led Urban Sales. The Paris-based sales agency will bring “Small Talk” to market at Switzerland’s Locarno Festival where it was announced Thursday as []

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