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Frankenstein review – a ruthless, stylish addition to the canon

Shake and Stir’s stage version finds plenty of modern parallels to Mary Shelley’s tale of creator and creation – especially as the lines between human and machine continue to blur

The Guardian - AU

Why Taylor Swift’s gothic work is as important as the novels of Mary Shelley or Bram Stoker

Taylor Swift has cultivated a global brand that might seem incompatible with the darkness, abjection and monstrosity of gothic fiction. But, beneath the friendship bracelets and sequins, her global Eras Tour makes extensive use of gothic elements to engage her audience and articulate her feminist politics.

The Conversation

Shelley Duvall obituary

Film actor who starred in The Shining and made seven films with Robert Altman

The Guardian - UK

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Mia Goth teases Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein movie: "It’s everything I wanted it to be and more"

Exclusive | The star couldn't be more excited about the director's adaptation of the iconic Mary Shelley novel

Total Film

‘I’ve always been compelled by Frankenstein’: Tai Shani at The Cosmic House

Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani references the deconstructed human form at The Cosmic House in London's Holland Park

Wallpaper

Everything Must Go by Dorian Lynskey review – why is it always apocalypse now?

This entertaining study of our obsession with Armageddon and its energising impact on the arts shows that every generation believes it will witness the world’s end

The Guardian - UK

Frankenstein review – Imitating the Dog’s experiment never quite comes to life

The company’s trademark fusion of live performance and digital wizardry doesn’t quite hang together in a radical take on Mary Shelley

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5 movies like 'Poor Things' to stream right now

Here are some offbeat movies to watch after you see 'Poor Things'

Tom’s Guide

What links William Tell with Joan of Arc? The Saturday quiz

From Scooby-Doo to the Dead Sea scrolls, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Frankenstein review – muscular but ungainly update has visible stitching

Imitating the Dog follow their innovative Dracula and Night of the Living Dead with a version of Shelley’s classic that bolts on a contemporary story about impending parenthood

The Guardian - UK

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Sci-fi writers

The Hindu

Best short novels for a classic quick read in 2024

Ingenious storytelling in 300 pages or less

Evening Standard

Lerici: Italy’s under-the-radar alternative to the Cinque Terre

Just an hour along the Ligurian coast from the original tourist honey trap, Sian Meades-Williams discovers in the Bay of Poets a less-crowded destination with just as much charm

The Independent UK

Why you should explore Lerici, Italy’s under-the-radar alternative to the Cinque Terre

Just an hour along the Ligurian coast from the original tourist honey trap, Sian Meades-Williams discovers in the Bay of Poets a less-crowded destination with just as much charm

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Michael Bishop obituary

Experimental science fiction writer who looked to distant worlds and ages to address eternal human concerns

Inverse

Shudder Just Quietly Released the Most Subversive Thriller of the Year

Thoughtful, disturbing, and strategically gross, this 2023 medical thriller is the smartest take on 'Frankenstein' yet.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Young Frankenstein’ will have you screaming with laughter at Mercury Theater Chicago

Mel Brooks’ musical comedy is a seasonally fitting giggle fest wrought with cheesy double-entendres and monstrous puns.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joffrey Ballet tells ‘Frankenstein’ story with menace and beauty

In Chicago premiere of the late Liam Scarlett’s adaptation, Jonathan Dole powerfully conveys the hurt, twisted emotions and deep humanity of the creature brought back to life.

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The Conversation

What is intelligence? For millennia, western literature has suggested it may be a liability

In the age of the Anthropocene, humanity appears poised to destroy itself.

Evening Standard

Salty Brine at Soho Theatre review – an extraordinarily beautiful monster mash-up

The New York cabaret darling’s show knits together The Smiths and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

The Guardian - UK

Robert De Niro at 80: his best films

On the eve of the actor’s 80th birthday, delve into his epic back catalogue, which runs the gamut from Taxi Driver and Meet the Parents to Falling in Love

The Guardian - UK

Of Thomas Hardy and PJ Harvey: on the trail of Dorset’s inspirational powers

The county’s people, landscapes and villages have provided material for generations of writers, prompting not only great literature but social reform

Total Film

Frankenstein producer teases Guillermo del Toro's "emotional" take on Mary Shelley tale

Del Toro's longtime collaborator said the Netflix adaptation will finish off the filmmaker's unofficial "father trilogy"

Fortune

'Sapiens' author warns that A.I. could erode trust and kill all democracies

He wants to impose strict penalties on developers of runaway A.I.

The Guardian - UK

Julian Sands obituary

Actor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb

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