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The ten best albums of 2025 – according to music experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. And what a soundtrack this year’s newsletters have had. From Lily Allen’s devastating breakup album West End Girl to Rosalía’s genre-defying LUX,…

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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer

A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.

LiveScience

5 years on from Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red reveals why making Night City the "main antagonist" created an irresistible RPG: "Exploring the darker side of human nature is exciting"

Interview | "When you simplify it enough, it becomes a story about ourselves"

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Archaeologists unlock secrets of ‘remarkable’ Rutland mosaic

Archaeologists have revealed the ‘long-lost’ story behind the famous Ketton mosaic

The Independent UK

35 Years Ago, An Uproarious Robot Movie Wasted A Major Sci-Fi Talent

In 1990, one science fiction author tried to write a massive fighting robot movie. Here's how that went.

Inverse

How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion

Buried in your body is a tribute to a long-dead Italian anatomist, and he is not the only one. You are walking around with the names of strangers stitched into your bones, brains, and organs. We all are.

The Conversation

I spent 507 days obsessed with playing Hades 2, so I'm revisiting the first roguelike to decide which is my actual favorite

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Troilus and Cressida at Shakespeare’s Globe: 'A study of toxic masculinity'

4/5 A triumphant and timely look at war, sex and masculinity at the Shakespeare’s Globe

Evening Standard

Jayson Tatum's First On-Court Workout Video Since Achilles Injury Had Fans in Awe

Fans couldn't believe how good Jayson Tatum looked in his first on-court workout since tearing his Achilles.

Sports Illustrated

Kokkinakis reveals the risky surgery to save his career

Tennis ace Thanasi Kokkinakis has detailed how high-risk surgery involving a dead man's body part being inserted into his shoulder has him set for a comeback.

AAP

The legend of Troy explained

The Trojan War is a legend that sprang from a distant memory of a real Greek incursion into the Bronze Age city of Troy (in modern day Türkiye). This may have taken the form of annual piracy raids and/or encounters based on control of the Aegean Sea.

The Conversation

10 Fantasy Books For People Who Don’t Like Fantasy

These fantasy books won't take it personally.

The Mary Sue

Damian Lillard Sounded So Strong Talking About 'Mental Battle' of Achilles Tear

Dame gave such a thoughtful answer on the injury during his intro presser with the Trail Blazers.

Sports Illustrated

We can learn a lot from Troy’s trash

Beneath the epic tales of heroes and gods, Troy’s true story is written in something far less glamorous – its rubbish.

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The 10 Most Unlikely Fantasy Book Heroes

Unassuming. Unprepared. Unqualified. These are not the heroes Gotham, or fantasy, deserves.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Durant Had Funny Line About Helping Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard With Injuries

He's been in their shoes while recovering from an Achilles tear six years ago.

The Independent UK

‘F***!’: NBA prospect goes viral with reaction to being drafted by the Raptors

Collin Murray-Boyles, a forward for the University of South Carolina, was drafted by the Toronto Raptors

Sports Illustrated

Tyrese Haliburton Echoes Kobe Bryant in First Message to Pacers Fans After Achilles Surgery

Haliburton suffered the injury just seven minutes into Indiana's Game 7 NBA Finals loss to the Thunder.

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16 Must-Read Books About Greek Mythology and Other Folklore

All the gods and goddesses you know and love, but with a scandalous or feminist twist.

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Mutant Summoners Tier List – Meta Units Ranked

This cyberpunk world contains tons of characters to choose from, and this variety of units can make finding the best ones troublesome which is why we can

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10 Best Queer Fantasy Books For Adults

Queer fantasy fans call for aid, and like Rohan, this authors have answered.

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The 10 Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century

Eat your heart out, Tolkien. These are the 10 best fantasy books of a new century.

The Conversation

Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle

Homer’s Iliad is one of the foundational stories of European civilisation. The Iliad is a long poem – an epic – thought to have first been put down in writing in the eighth century BC, though the story is set several hundred years before, perhaps as early as the 12th…

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The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, May 6–May 11

The Independent UK

Nathan Fielder praised for ‘most unhinged’ episode in TV history

‘The single most unhinged 34 minutes of television I’ve ever watched in my life,’ one stunned viewer wrote

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