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Penthesilea review – three tribes go to war in gripping, grungy battle

In Eline Arbo’s taut production of the neo-classical play, Ilke Paddenburg’s Amazon queen presents a fearsome clash of sensuality and aggression

The Guardian - UK

Total War: Pharaoh Dynasties has quietly become one of the best historical Total War games ever

One of the biggest updates in the history of the franchise has left us with a rich Bronze Age sandbox.

PC Gamer

‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s current fraught situation, showcasing both his weakness and his determination, is dramatic because it touches upon more than the political moment and more than one man’s character.

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Pat Sajak is leaving Wheel of Fortune: Here are some of the show’s most ridiculous guesses

Longtime host Pat Sajak is retiring from his post after more than 40 years

The Independent UK

20 Years Ago, An Ambitious War Epic Fumbled an Impossible Premise

Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom made a beautiful if misguided 2000s spectacle that was hopelessly overmatched by its ancient source material.

Inverse

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Manchester City take on Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday while Arsenal face West Ham at the London Stadium

The Guardian - UK

Vergil Ortiz Jr Welcomes New Baby Brother with Love and Joy

Vergil Ortiz Jr introduces his newborn baby brother Achilles with a heartwarming photo, radiating love and joy in their beautiful family moment.

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32 Actors Who Have Been Seriously Injured While Filming

Movie sets can be dangerous places, and sometimes even the biggest stars in the world get injured on them. Here is our list of some of the worst injuries suffered while filming.

Cinemablend

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Manchester City play host to Sheffield United on Saturday while Liverpool take on Newcastle at Anfield on Monday night

The Guardian - UK

32 Most Inspiring Speeches In Film History

Whether it's to hype up a sports team, or inspire themselves, a good speech can make a decent movie great and a bad movie good.

Cinemablend

Ex-Speaker McCarthy's departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a 'slight unmeritable man' and not a hero

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s departure from Congress brings to mind ambition and the other side of ambition’s coin, humiliation – the thirst for fame and power on one side, ignominious failure on the other.

The Conversation

32 of Brad Pitt's greatest movie movements

The defining leading man of Hollywood taught us how to love and fight

Total Film

What is intelligence? For millennia, western literature has suggested it may be a liability

In the age of the Anthropocene, humanity appears poised to destroy itself.

The Conversation

Aaron Rodgers’s Injury: Achilles Tendon Experts Answer Key Questions

Did turf cause his injury? Did his calf strain make him vulnerable? Was it a fluke? Could the Jets have seen this coming—and therefore taken preventative steps? Is there any way to predict tears?

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The Guardian - UK

‘The Iliad may be ancient – but it’s not far away’: Emily Wilson on Homer’s blood-soaked epic

Following her acclaimed translation of the Odyssey, Wilson has turned to Homer’s other, darker poem. She explains how she got stuck for six months – and why it speaks to today’s era of conflict

Cinemablend

7 Novels Centering On Queer Characters I Loved, And 8 I Want To Read Next

Red, White and Royal Blue is one of the great LGBTQ+ books that I have read, and here are some others.

The Guardian - UK

Caret by Adam Mars-Jones review – God is in the detail

The latest instalment in the novelist’s series based around his idiosyncratic character John Cromer is a marvel of care and attention to language

Marie Claire

The 25 Best BookTok Books You Should Pick Up Immediately

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Tupou on track for Wallabies return against Springboks

Powerhouse prop Taniela Tupou is training the house down and on target for a return from a torn Achilles tendon in Australia's Rugby Championship opener.

The Independent UK

A lightning strike fried her nerves and melted her skin – the damage will last years

The 950 million volts fried Amber Escudero-Kontostathis’s nerves, melted her skin and stopped her heart. But the lone survivor tells herself, ‘I’m the lucky one’, writes William Wan

The Conversation

Mothers' lives in ancient Greece were not easy – but celebrations of their love have survived across the centuries

As a father of three and the husband of an amazing woman, I know that one day a year is far too little to recognize everything mothers do. But my work as a scholar of ancient Greek literature has shown me how much harder it was to be a mother…

Advnture

How to choose trail running shoes: drop, sole, grip, weight and more explained

Wondering how to choose trail running shoes that are right for you, and your chosen trails? We’re here to help

The Conversation

Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us

Celebrations are a joyous time of reuniting with family and friends. But afterward, people can sometimes be left uneasily mulling over their relationships. Annual returns home can induce an uncomfortable nostalgia in the tension between how the past is remembered and how the present is experienced.

The Guardian - UK

Paul the octopus, Taiyo the otter and the World Cup’s other psychic animals

From parakeets and monkeys to cats and koalas, our furry and feathered friends taunt us with their meerkat foresights

The Conversation

Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.

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