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The Decameron: Netflix’s raunchy, raucous re-imagining of a medieval plague masterpiece

Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (1353) is a classic plague book. It follows ten noble people quarantining together in a beautiful villa in the Italian countryside. They have fled Florence where in 1348, when the story is set, a deadly Black Death outbreak is raging. While the sick are abandoned and…

The Conversation

Five of the best books about conspiracy theories

From Covid misinformation to the JFK assassination, these compelling reads explore how conspiracies seduce believers

The Guardian - UK

Olympics 2024: A Games on a spectacular scale - but is Paris ready to party?

Showdown of epic ambition in French capital

Evening Standard

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I’ve been thinking about life after death – and I want to come back as Keanu Reeves

He’s got looks, talent and money … but is also generous and modest. Who could ask for more?

The Guardian - UK

Cher announces release date for forthcoming two-part memoir

Part One is set to follow her early life – a chaotic childhood, struggles with dyslexia, meeting with and subsequent marriage to Sonny Bono

The Independent UK

Rushdie Attacker Indicted On Terrorism Charges

The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie has been charged with terrorism for allegedly acting on behalf of Hezbollah, according to documents unsealed Wednesday.

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Martin MacInnes wins Arthur C Clarke award for ‘intense trip’ of a novel

In Ascension takes prestigious science fiction prize for a story that follows a marine biologist exploring the ocean depths

The Guardian - UK

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JD Vance writes foreword for Project 2025 leader’s upcoming book

Republican VP nominee introduces book by Kevin Roberts, head of rightwing plan that Trump has tried to disavow

The Guardian - US

I’m an adult who has stopped reading and I’m horrified

Half of UK adults don’t read regularly, according to a new survey. Helen Coffey asks where it all went wrong – and whether we can ever find our way back between the pages

The Independent UK

Donald Trump accused of using 'N-word' slur in racist outburst in new book by nephew

Trump alleged to have used highly offensive racial slur in early 1970s

Evening Standard

Can a poem be adapted into a video game? Here’s what I learned from trying

Video game adaptations of novels and short fiction have long helped bring works of fiction to new audiences. The Witcher, for example, which now spans three games and a Netflix series, began life as a series of fantasy stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.

The Conversation

Lady in the Lake: a stunning show that uses murder and mystery to explore the parallel lives of two women in 1960s Baltimore

Lady in the Lake opens with a classic mystery premise: a man unceremoniously dumping a female corpse under a midnight blue sky. Less conventionally, it is narrated by the voice of Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram), the dead woman herself. In this speech, Cleo directly addresses Maddie Morgenstern (Natalie Portman), the…

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A moment that changed me: I made a life-altering decision in a toilet in New Malden

It was awkward. I had just mistaken some hand cream for soap. But when I was asked to join a veterans’ football team, aged 35, I surprised myself

The Guardian - UK

As Olympic hosts, 'Les Français' are in the spotlight. Here's why the French can't be pigeon-holed

The Olympic Games are putting the French in the spotlight, as the hosts

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Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan review – bravura small-town chorus

The inner thoughts of an Irish community speak volumes about the state of the nation in Donal Ryan’s sequel to The Spinning Heart

The Guardian - UK

Emerging playwright schemes should include over 40s, say UK theatre figures

Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim

The Conversation

Pandemic effects linger, and art invites us to pause and behold distance, time and trauma

When I finished the manuscript for my book The Pause, which looked at the COVID-19 pandemic through the idea of “pausing,” a notion frequently invoked in pandemic discussions of suspended and cancelled activities, I was happy to be done and not to think about the pandemic anymore.

Tom’s Guide

'Bridgerton' season 4 is giving Benedict Bridgerton long overdue spotlight

Netflix has finally announced that Luke Thompson's Benedict be the romantic hero of 'Bridgerton' season 4. Here's everything we know so far

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The Banality of Border Evil

What a long-dead, cartoonishly corrupt Texas bureaucrat can tell us about the nature of immigration enforcement and the U.S.-Mexico divide

Tom’s Guide

Prime Video to bring viral TikTok fantasy phenomenon to our screens — and it could be huge

Amazon and Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society are developing "Fourth Wing", an adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' bestselling romantasy novels.

The Independent UK

New study reveals that half of UK adults ‘don’t read’ regularly

Nearly a quarter of people between the ages of 16 and 24 have never been regular readers

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books

A hair-raising gameworld adventure, a dystopian thriller set in Edinburgh and a magical tale involving book jumping are among this month’s highlights

The Guardian - UK

Our landmark book revealed the cost of inequality. Fifteen years later, things have only got worse

Labour should be emboldened by the popularity of policies aimed at breaking down inequality, say authors Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett

The Guardian - AU

Hugo awards organisers reveal thousands spent on fraudulent votes to help one writer win

The science fiction and fantasy prize says it has culled 377 votes mostly for ‘Finalist A’, who will not be disqualified as there is no proof they were aware

The Conversation

How classroom learning can help students shape new stories about climate change

The climate emergency has been recognized as a critical issue, with the United Nations emphasizing the essential role of climate change education.

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