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I’m not doing P.R. for the current pope or the church here, by the way.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

At a sturdy 100-minute runtime, “Hag” blows past pastiche at every turn, doing laps around the thriller genre’s conventions and tropes.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

“The Americans are talking directly and openly about doing away with NATO. The notion that actually it’s expendable—that is new,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They have won 18 consecutive home matches in the competition and in doing so have surpassed Clapham Rovers' long-standing record, which was set between December 1873 and February 1881.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

‘Let him go! He’s not doing you any harm!’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver