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The little movie-streaming service behind the award-winning box office smash “The Substance” had hit it big.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After a two-year trek that finally wrapped last summer amid the release of a massive box set and a splashy Hollywood biopic, Springsteen might’ve been expected to spend 2026 counting his money and his accolades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When your parents shuttle you off to school for the first time, practically everything you own has your name written on it — your T-shirts, pants, lunch box and water bottle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

By that I mean: He thinks outside the box.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It was a squat, humble box of a building with a big rectangular service window nestled at the end of a long row of covered parking spots and green picnic tables, mostly occupied.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith