immortality
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“A husband destined for immortality has ended up a debt-ridden, third-rate comedian, laboring over his closing lines; a gifted child squandered his promise, consorting with moneylenders,” Li writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Now comes nerve-jangling Korean director Na Hong-jin, long a revered force in genre cinema thanks to “The Yellow Sea” and “The Wailing,” with his own bid for immortality, the alien-monster tempest “Hope.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The chance to name a species produces a curious sort of immortality for the bestowers: Their names might forever be attached to the animals, right after the genus and species.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
England have the chance to take a giant stride towards immortality when they face Argentina in the World Cup semi-final in their biggest match since winning the 1966 final at Wembley.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Cursed Diamonds of Lady Delune was a story about the cost of immortality, not the assault of a two-hundred-year-old woman.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson
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