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"A woman mourning the loss of her mother and training an AI becomes engrossed in translating a manuscript from Tamil to English. The manuscript, illustrating a group of girls experiencing drought who create a philosophy of radical compassion, bleed..."
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"Alternating between the protagonist's present life and passages of a manuscript in translation, Meet Us by the Roaring Sea is a genre-bending exploration of memory, war, technology, friendship, love, consciousness, and the challenges of caring...
"This bulky but compulsively readable nonfiction is my first recommendation for anyone who wants to know more about the United States's relationship with its territories. I was surprised by the detailed descriptions of mechanical standardization an..."
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"A history of the United States' overseas possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines and beyond, and what they reveal about the true meaning of American empire."--Provided by publisher.
No Other Choice (Blu-ray)
Blu-ray Disc - 2026
"Director Park Chan-Wook said he was inspired by Looney Tunes and Charlie Chaplin in the making of this black comedy/thriller about a man who, after getting laid off due to increasing automation slowly killing his industry, decides the only option ..."
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