There is a scene in Top Gun: Maverick where Pete Mitchell pulls off a manoeuvre that is physically impossible and saves his squadron. The crowd in the cinema cheered. It is a genuinely thrilling film. It made a billion dollars in its opening month. Navy recruiters set up tables outside theatres specifically to catch people walking out still buzzing from the adrenaline.
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The Country I Used to Dream About
There was a poster of the New York skyline on the bedroom wall. The Twin Towers were still standing in it. It stayed up for years.
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Almost Sunny 