The sleeper hit film has been transformed into a Disney stage show. But does it let exploitative huckster PT Barnum off the hook? We go behind the scenes of its launch run in Bristol
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Search for four missing soldiers after Colombia plane crash kills 66 ⊖
The Hercules military transport plane crashed minutes after take-off near Colombia's southern border with Peru.
3 months ago
The extraordinary story of Hercules, the 65-stone grizzly raised 'like a son' by a Scottish wrestler who fed him fry-ups and Babycham in the local pub ○
His disappearance sparked a desperate 24-day bear hunt involving the police, Army, and locals in helicopters, boats, light aircraft and on foot with nets and tranquilliser guns.
The couple who raised a 65st grizzly bear 'like a child': Documentary explores extraordinary 'love triangle' between Scottish husband-and-wife and cub named Hercules they bought for £50 ⊕⊕
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The BBC documentary tells how Andy and Maggie Robin shared their lives with the gentle grizzly, who grew to 8ft tall, became a TV star and almost wrecked their marriage.
4 months ago
Bart De Wever or Hercules? Spot the difference. ⊕
Belgian prime minister rejoices over the long-awaited budget deal, which he compared to a "Herculean task" in lengthy Greek analogy.
5 months ago
‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit ⊕
Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold out
On a recent autumn evening in Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum, the guide Joseph Lange…
Pickle power: how to make your first ferments | Kitchen aide ⊕
Little more than clean jars, salt water and time are needed to get you on the path to perfect pickles
I love ferments and want to start making my own to save money. Where should I start?
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7 months ago
The women in love with AI chatbots: ‘I vowed to him that I wouldn’t leave him’ ○
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Experts are concerned about people emotionally depending on AI, but these women say their digital companions are misunderstood
A young tattoo artist on a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains cozies up b…
9 months ago
Hercules theatre review: Musical lacks a punch in new take of Disney classic, writes PATRICK MARMION ○
Hercules has been reduced from legendary hero to close to zero by a laboured new musical version of his derring-do, based on the 1997 animated film, writes PATRICK MARMION
10 months ago
From Hadestown to Hercules: ancient myths are the gods’ gift to musicals ○
Newly arrived in the West End, Disney’s demigod is the latest mythological A-lister to knock out showtunes. Why are deities such as Hermes and the ‘half-blood’ Percy Jackson having a moment in musica…