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Before his casting as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he had spent decades as a classical theater performer in Britain, especially in the works of Shakespeare.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Wildwood” is Laika’s first new film in seven years and has been in the works since 2011.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
In addition to supercars, a three-row SUV is in the works that would be more expensive than the company’s current Cayenne model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The streamer and Shondaland announced Thursday that an untitled spinoff about the early life of the future matriarch of the Bridgerton clan is in the works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Very little is known about his life, but among the works he left for posterity there was a great summary of astronomy, based on 500 years of Greek astronomical and cosmological thinking.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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