But as all the world knows, Edmond Dantès did rise again, transformed from an innocent young sailor into that courtly yet implacable avenger, the Count of Monte Cristo.
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Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
The first film, starring Robert Pattinson in the titular role, sees Bruce Wayne navigate his second year as Gotham's resident vigilante when a serial killer goes after several prominent public figures.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
For a storyteller whose works revolve around complicated or slippery romances, life-altering revelations, and fateful everyday encounters, the brutality of the mafia and New York City street vigilantes feels far removed from her own.
Montgomery has barely been in the big leagues for two months but has already put his name alongside a couple of franchise icons (and another hard-core punisher of baseballs).
Recall those hundred or so volunteers who put their own bodies on the line to advance the possibility—absolutely not the certainty—of eliminating a brutal scourge, HIV/AIDS.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Cambodia has failed to dismantle much of its online scam industry despite a yearlong crackdown that authorities said would eliminate the scourge, according to an Amnesty International report that challenges official claims of success.
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