heroes

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Based on a novel by Leonie Swann, this soft, sedate mystery comedy seeks nothing more than to be like its heroes: warm and fuzzy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

How do you think about Eilish as compared with some of the heroes of the director’s other movies: Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in “Aliens,” for instance, or Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor in the “Terminator” films?

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

That’s after this year’s market heroes — chip stocks — helped drive new highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Twenty years ago, the grim and creatively valorous third season thrust the story’s human heroes into the role of insurgents.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The way everyday concerns didn’t bother him, the rules he followed that weren’t the normal rules for heroes, all of that—made him interesting.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri