The Bulgarian Booker winner on the letter he wrote to JD Salinger, the allure of Homer’s Odyssey and the magic of Thomas Mann
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First footage of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey released online ○
Trailer shows Matt Damon as the Greek hero, with Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as Telemachus
The first trailer has been released online for Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of Homer’s O…
3 months ago
Epic movie: Christopher Nolan uses 2m ft of film for adaptation of The Odyssey ⊕
The director has revealed suitably epic scale of his forthcoming Homeric adventure, which was shot with Imax cameras and stars Matt Damon as Odysseus
Christopher Nolan says he has used over more than …
The Simpsons has a long, weird love affair with video games ⊕
The Fortnite tie-in is only the latest in a longstanding relationship between The Simpsons and video games, showing how the hit sitcom has survived as a cultural icon
And so Fortnite has done it again…
4 months ago
Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’ ⊕
The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read
My earliest reading memory
Harvey’s Hideout by Russell Hoban, illustrated…
6 months ago
Matt Damon, 54, flexes chiseled chest and biceps while snorkeling off yacht in Ibiza with wife ○
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The Oscar-winning screenwriter was enjoying a break from filming Christopher Nolan 's big-screen adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey
Pissants by Brandon Jack review – is this novel a critique or a celebration of toxic masculinity? Even it isn’t sure ○
The former AFL player’s debut novel barely has a plot, following a group of aggressive, entitled footy players as they get wasted and treat women like props
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7 months ago
First tickets to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey sell out – a year before its 2026 release ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s epic has not finished filming and has no official runtime. But super fans – and scalpers – already have seats
The first tickets to Christopher Nolan’s take on Hom…
Groundbreaking Trojan War discovery may prove legendary tale true ○
Archaeologists have uncovered 3,500-year-old evidence at the ancient city of Troy that may point to a real war behind Homer's legendary tale.
8 months ago
Did The Simpsons really just kill off a major character? ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The 36th season of the long-running comedy ended with a surprise flash forward to the death of a family member but it’s less a twist and more a sign that it can’t last forever
Spoilers ahead
The Simpso…