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49 Years Later, Star Wars Just Inverted Its Most Formative Plot Trope

Is Maul creating a new version of the Hero's Journey in 'Shadow Lord'? Here's how the latest Star Wars is calling out a specific part of a classic story trope.

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The Shiralee brings a Shakespearean energy to the Aussie swag-man’s life

A lyrical homage to the spirit of the Australian bush, Sydney Theatre Company’s The Shiralee is set on the highways and byways of 1950s Australia, with brief visits to the urban squalor of Kings Cross.

The Conversation

A dreamscape of transcendental potential: Rhett Davis’ Arborescence is at once terrifying and bewitching

American psychologist Abraham Maslow’s well-known hierarchy of needs theory, first proposed in 1943, positions self-actualisation at the apex of human motivation and flourishing. According to Maslow, it is only after an individual’s basic physiological needs are met – along with the need for safety, love and esteem – that they…

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Police researchers ‘diverted from inquests and litigation to Omagh bomb probe’

A preliminary hearing before an inquest into the death of Joseph Campbell said this will last for an estimated six months.

The Independent UK

‘It brings West Indians together’: London locals enliven Test warm-up

The match against a Select XI is attracting air horns and affords a glimpse of West Indies players who might face England

The Guardian - UK

‘We don’t need more small-penis energy’… Sharon Stone on why she swapped acting for art

At 66, Stone is no longer offered roles worthy of her talents – so she paints up to 17 hours a day. She opens up about Hollywood, her tough upbringing and letting her ‘creative faucet flow’

The Guardian - UK

‘Lively in faith’: Pope Francis heads to Mongolia with eye on diplomacy

Mongolia, between Russia and China, could help ease church’s troubled ties with Beijing and lift Ukraine peace efforts.

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The making of a right-wing martyr

"In the worst-case scenario, Stewart Rhodes and the other Jan. 6 terrorists in jail can become much more dangerous"

Salon

Kalgoorlie man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing brother to death in drunken brawl

A Kalgoorlie 19-year-old man pleads guilty to manslaughter after stabbing his brother to death in an alcohol-fuelled brawl.

ABC News

India's elderly await death, seek salvation in holy city

Murali Mohan Sastry is waiting peacefully for death on the banks of the Ganges River in India's northern city of Varanasi, revered by millions of Hindus.

Reuters

India's birth control measures resonate among its Muslims, priests play a role

Syed Mohammed Talha says he is proud that his seven-year-old daughter attends a prestigious Montessori school in India’s national capital region.

Reuters

Kherson residents ditch Russian SIM cards for Ukrainian ones

Hundreds of residents in the newly-liberated city of Kherson queued up in the rain to switch the Russian SIM cards in their mobile phones for local ones on Thursday, only days after the city was retaken by Ukrainian forces.

Reuters

Families in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war

(This Oct. 26 story has been corrected to fix name of official to Mahesh Katulanda in paragraph 16 and 20)

Reuters

'Andor' explained: How Stellan Skarsgard changes a classic Star Wars trope

Stellan Skarsgård plays Luthen Rael, and his character is changing Star Wars as we know it.

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Sri Lanka's crisis pushes war-shattered Tamils to the brink

Under a blazing sun, a 44-year-old Tamil labourer tended his rented patch of peanut field in Sri Lanka, striking his spade against the earth in a daily struggle to beat inflation that has put many necessities out of reach.

Inverse

Is fandom a cult? The religious fervor fueling Star Wars, Marvel, and more

Marvel and Star Wars have massive followings, but can fandom become a religion if enough people believe in it?

Newcastle Herald

Employer found negligent in driver fatigue case, pays $1.13 million in damages

A contractor will pay $1.13 million in damages to a worker who fell asleep at the wheel at the end of three 12-hour shifts

Belfast Live

Troubles murder of RUC sergeant Joseph Campbell raises collusion question, inquest told

Hearing told military intelligence officer accompanied notorious loyalist killer at scene of policeman’s murder

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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' just fixed the biggest problem with Star Wars TV

'The Mandalorian' sent Star Wars in a new direction. 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' could give it a much-needed reset.

Foreign Policy

Where the West and China Find Common Ground

A striking new translation of Chinese fairy tales shows a shared folkloric tradition.

Reuters

Equestrians race to save horses abandoned in Ukraine warzones

When bombs began to fall as Russian forces poured into Ukraine in late February, thousands of people fled for safety, leaving their homes and property behind.

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