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Sitting beside him was Rachael Schultz, 35, who had to ask strangers on bicycles for directions.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“Far” traces expansion in two directions: geographic, as Norton’s eye moved beyond California to Japan, Cuba, England; and social, into work breaking new ground on questions of gender, sexuality and post-colonial histories.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

“Hamlin,” read a sign, and for miles in both directions were furrows and beds with only dirt or scrub brush or dead trees.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In 1942, as World War II enters a new phase, the British twins Tessa and Theo Armstrong are pulled in different directions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But I’d promised Mama nine times just that morning I’d be good and follow directions.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan