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[?]The Guardian Feeds » 🤖 🌐
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
By Emma Loffhagen

Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poem

theguardian.com/books/2026/aug

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    Prisoners of Paradise review – Ellie Bamber heads to Mauritius for chaste literary tale of star-crossed lovers
    By Cath Clarke

    An upper-class Englishwoman falls in love with a worker on her uncle’s sugar plantation in this insipid adaptation of Romesh Gunesekera’s novel

    theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/

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      The Summer Book review – Glenn Close powers sweet-natured take on Tove Jansson’s kids’ classic
      By Peter Bradshaw

      This sensitive adaptation of Jansson’s 1972 novel, set in the beatific Gulf of Finland, is a quiet treatise on life and death

      theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/

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        [?]Warner Crocker » 🌐
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        The Odyssey: A Review

        A good, but not great film.

        warnercrocker.com/2026/08/03/t

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          The Ribbon Hero review – do-gooder princess battles giant flying earwigs in update of classic yarn
          By Phil Hoad

          Yûki Igarashi’s adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s influential manga is a conservative (if impressively animated) reimagining that dulls the source material’s pioneering elements

          theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/

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            The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow
            By Peter Swallow

            The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision

            theguardian.com/commentisfree/

              [?]Cyberstopia » 🌐
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              Here's The Upload, all this week's cyberpunk and dystopia news and reviews, reposts, shares, likes all appreciated

              cyberstopia.com/the-upload-02-

                [?]Ian Robinson » 🌐
                @ianRobinson@mastodon.social

                RE: mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/1

                Not sure I’m going to get through all of this. Or see the new one.

                  [?]MikeDunnAuthor » 🌐
                  @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social

                  Today in Labor History August 1, 1921: Sheriff Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers were murdered by Baldwin-Felts private cops. They did it in retaliation for Hatfield’s support of the miners in the Matewan labor battle in 1920, when two Felts family thugs were killed by Hatfield and his deputies. Sheriff Hatfield had sided with the coal miners during their strike. The private cops executed Hatfield and Chambers on the Welch County courthouse steps in front of their wives. This led to the Battle of Blair Mountain, where 20,000 coal miners marched to the anti-union stronghold Logan County to overthrow Sheriff Dan Chaffin, the coal company tyrant who murdered miners with impunity. The Battle of Blair Mountain started in September 1921. The armed miners battled 3,000 police, private cops and vigilantes, who were backed by the coal bosses. It was the largest labor uprising in U.S. history, and the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. The president of the U.S. eventually sent in 27,000 national guards. Over 1 million rounds were fired. Up to 100 miners were killed, along with 10-30 Baldwin-Felts detectives and 3 national guards. They even dropped bombs on the miners from planes, the second time in history that the U.S. bombed its own citizens (the first being the pogrom against black residents of Tulsa, earlier that same year).

                  Several novels portray the Battle of Blair Mountain, including Storming Heaven, by Denise Giardina, (1987), Blair Mountain, by Jonathan Lynn (2006), and Carla Rising, by Topper Sherwood (2015). And one of my favorite films of all time, “Matewan,” by John Sayles (1987), portrays the Matewan Massacre and the strike leading up to it. The film has a fantastic soundtrack of Appalachian music from the period. And the great West Virginia bluegrass singer, Hazel Dickens, sings the title track, "Fire in the Hole." She also appears in the film as a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.

                  You can read my complete article on the Battle of Blair Mountain, and Matewan, here: michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/

                  @bookstadon

                  Two union coal miners, in white shirts, with suspenders, and broad-brimmed hats, sitting in a sniper's nest with a machine gun, during the Battle of Blair Mountain. By Kinograms - https://libcom.org/gallery/battle-blair-mountain-1921-photo-galleryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBAKGvOV6_k, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75210487

                  Alt...Two union coal miners, in white shirts, with suspenders, and broad-brimmed hats, sitting in a sniper's nest with a machine gun, during the Battle of Blair Mountain. By Kinograms - https://libcom.org/gallery/battle-blair-mountain-1921-photo-galleryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBAKGvOV6_k, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75210487

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                    From Ish to Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret – the week in rave reviews
                    By Guardian Staff

                    A poetic coming-of-age tale haunted by racial profiling among the Asian community in Luton, while a BBC documentary unearths troubling allegations against the high-profile celeb. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

                    theguardian.com/culture/2026/a

                      [?]Rafael Pérez ☀️ » 🌐
                      @rperezrosario@mastodon.social

                      I've just finished reading Ted Chiang's short story compilation "Stories of Your Life And Others" and can now confirm every story in it is a brilliant piece of science fiction in, and by itself. I came for "Story of Your Life" and stayed for the rest of the good stories.

                        [?]Maximummium Overacticans » 🌐
                        @aka_quant_noir@hcommons.social

                        Garage sale haul today. Yes I had the day off.

                        A big disc only case with a few dozen films in it, of which I wanted about 7. But it's a good deal. Got it for $5. Also, up the street, I bought a tote full of empty DVD cases. Win win.

                        Alt...A big disc only case with a few dozen films in it, of which I wanted about 7. But it's a good deal. Got it for $5. Also, up the street, I bought a tote full of empty DVD cases. Win win.

                        9 individual DVD movies, a couple collections, a documentary or two on DVD and one on Blu-ray, and a Prince concert film on DVD. Two garage sales here. I also bought a cool hand made walking stick from a third sale.

                        Alt...9 individual DVD movies, a couple collections, a documentary or two on DVD and one on Blu-ray, and a Prince concert film on DVD. Two garage sales here. I also bought a cool hand made walking stick from a third sale.

                        15 books from a books only sale that I might have missed if I hadn't seen the sign. Mixture of history, biography, and SFF. Long chat with the seller, too. Love that.

                        Alt...15 books from a books only sale that I might have missed if I hadn't seen the sign. Mixture of history, biography, and SFF. Long chat with the seller, too. Love that.

                          [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
                          @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                          What is your favorite work/series/art/etc that starts with the letter "B"?

                          Also include why you like it!

                          The rules are lax, you can include or exclude "A" or "The" as you want (e.g. The Predator can go under T or P). You can also remove the franchise name if you want (e.g. Star Trek: Voyager can go under S or V).

                          Include both the hashtags and so we can sort the answers.

                          You can also answer the previous too if you missed it! There's no deadline.

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                            [?]The Guardian Feeds » 🤖 🌐
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                            Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
                            By Ben Beaumont-Thomas

                            Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once

                            theguardian.com/music/2026/jul

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                              [?]Audubon Ballroon (he/him) » 🌐
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                              Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen as militant and authoritative characters. Fishburne first came to prominence

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                                [?]JoanlyFans 😷 » 🌐
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                                Oh my god, this review of "The Odyssey," by Emily Wilson - who has translated Homer's original into English - is BRRRRRRRUTAL. The mere mortal Nolan is BODIED. Wilson, a god on earth, SLAYS.

                                and so on.

                                Read it, and have a giggle:

                                lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/em

                                h/t @TheJournal

                                  [?]JoanlyFans 😷 » 🌐
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                                  For anyone in a tl;dr state of mind, @TheJournal has a decent synopsis here:

                                  "'Abysmal writing' and 'no sex': Odyssey translator's scathing review of Christopher Nolan film"

                                  thejournal.ie/emily-wilson-ody

                                    [?]AwattoAnalog » 🌐
                                    @AwattoAnalog@mastodon.social

                                    The Net turns 31 years old today. It premiered back in 1995. As such, I treated myself to a re-watch.

                                    With how fast technology was moving in 1995, it's not surprising that it doesn't hold up in 2026. Still, It's a great look back.

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                                      [?]All the things she said. ⚜️ [Elle/She/Her.] » 🌐
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                                      RE: newsie.social/@LALegault/11699

                                      I’ve made every young person I know watch this 🎥 recently and they are astonished. If Americans start watching it and talking about it this silly war between neighbours will be over. You owe Canadians that much. And it is a really funny and sweet movie.

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                                      [?]All the things she said. ⚜️ [Elle/She/Her.] » 🌐
                                      @LALegault@newsie.social

                                      The President of the United States of America 🇺🇸 is literally employing a film plot from the 90’s as Foriegn Policy and election strategy. It is level 10 embarrassing.

                                      youtu.be/kI5SEOdN7Fc?si=xxsGjB

                                          [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                          @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                          Fun fact: Salvador Dalí designed a tarot deck for the film Live and Let Die.

                                          lithub.com/salvador-dali-made-

                                          A picture of a young Salvador Dalí taken in 1925. He has short dark hair, wide eyes, and a thin mustache. He looks directly forward, wearing a dark collared jacket over a light shirt. One hand rests on a woven wicker basket in front of him, with part of a curved life preserver showing visible lettering below his hand.

                                          Alt...A picture of a young Salvador Dalí taken in 1925. He has short dark hair, wide eyes, and a thin mustache. He looks directly forward, wearing a dark collared jacket over a light shirt. One hand rests on a woven wicker basket in front of him, with part of a curved life preserver showing visible lettering below his hand.

                                            [?]The Guardian Feeds » 🤖 🌐
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                                            Lesvia review – the rise and fall of an amazing lesbian community on Sappho’s actual island home
                                            By Leslie Felperin

                                            Director Tzeli Hadjidimitriou grew up on Lesbos, and her elegant debut feature explores how the Greek poet’s birthplace became a hub for lesbians

                                            theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/

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                                              [?]Richard Michael Blaber » 🌐
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                                              theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/; lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/em. DEFINITELY a case of screw the , read the , @DoomsdaysCW!

                                                [?]MiaK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇵🇸 » 🌐
                                                @MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz

                                                If you need another reason to love Tom Holland ...

                                                theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/

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                                                  [?]Ian Robinson » 🌐
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                                                  A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that -
                                                  Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong.

                                                  theguardian.com/commentisfree/

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                                                    ‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
                                                    By Andrew Pulver

                                                    Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’

                                                    theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/

                                                      [?]AwattoAnalog » 🌐
                                                      @AwattoAnalog@mastodon.social

                                                      "The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel."

                                                      "Neuromancer" will be ten episodes and is set to premiere on January 22, 2027 on Apple TV.

                                                      Hopefully this adaptation stays true to what William Gibson put on paper back in 1984.

                                                      Source: youtube.com/watch?is=CI6LBnrzt

                                                        [?]Rafael Pérez ☀️ » 🌐
                                                        @rperezrosario@mastodon.social

                                                        Watched Disclosure Day, and The Mandalorian and Grogu, last night and this afternoon. I will watch Disclosure Day again as I think it might have more to offer than a single screening could afford. The Mandalorian and Co. was two streaming episodes stitched into one long movie. It was not terrible but in agreement with a lot of people, I found it a bit bland, and underwhelming, especially when compared to the first season of the streaming series.

                                                          [?]AwattoAnalog » 🌐
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                                                          With a Replicant uprising serving as the plot, Blade Runner 2099 will air on Amazon Prime Video. It premieres on November 25, 2026.

                                                          Amazon will be releasing all right episodes at once. Hopefully it'll be a binge worthy chapter in the Blade Runner universe.

                                                          Source: youtu.be/0Dr8I_RyRCg?is=lJuoKu

                                                            [?]Vivienne Dunstan » 🌐
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                                                            What should you read once you’ve read Homer’s Odyssey (or seen the film 😜)? youtube.com/shorts/ZhD5bJ2CREI

                                                              [?]The Guardian Feeds » 🤖 🌐
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                                                              From Charli xcx to Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: the week in rave reviews
                                                              By Guardian Staff

                                                              The glitch-pop great is back with a banger-stuffed new album, and reality TV may have some new stars thanks to Channel 4. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

                                                              theguardian.com/culture/2026/j

                                                                [?]the roamer » 🌐
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                                                                Accidental discovery: The Mouse that Roared (1959). Director . With and .

                                                                An entertaining and quietly meaningful low-budget film, made before Peter Sellers became a major star.

                                                                The Duchy of Grand Fenwick is a tiny European mountain state, run by a bunch of aristocratic incompetents whose incompetence does no one any harm. They decide to venture a pretend invasion of the USA, which by mistake succeeds. A next-generation "Q-bomb" drives much of the plot, slighlty tasteless or insincere perhaps, but the film's tastelessness is honest and cheerful rather than creepy.

                                                                Sellers plays three characters: the Duchess, the Duchy's scheming Prime Minister, and a naive game warden who is meant to be used as a pawn but who prevails over his masters.

                                                                A charming film. All the anarchic elements of an Ealing comedy; cheaply made; silly; authentic. As an antidote to today's cinematic routine merchandise, it feels intensely current.

                                                                  [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
                                                                  @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                                                                  what's a scene in fiction *with no dialogue (singing counts)* you still think about a lot?

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                                                                    [?]Richard Michael Blaber » 🌐
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                                                                    @DoomsdaysCW READ the - SCREW the ! I recommend Robert Fitzgerald's modern (London: Panther, 1965). The is obtainable via: perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?.

                                                                      [?]Lauren McMenemy » 🌐
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                                                                      From the British Fantasy Society:

                                                                      For Disability Pride Month, mistress of the dark Corinne Pollard laments the lack of authentic and appropriate disability representation in horror.

                                                                      britishfantasysociety.org/disa

                                                                      A graphic shows two screen shots - one, a close-up of the disabled character from Midsommar, and the other showing Sandra Bullock and a little girl blindfolded in a forest from Bird Box. In the centre is the disability pride flag with the article's headline - Disability in Horror: Where are we now? - and an image of the author Corinne Pollard.

                                                                      Alt...A graphic shows two screen shots - one, a close-up of the disabled character from Midsommar, and the other showing Sandra Bullock and a little girl blindfolded in a forest from Bird Box. In the centre is the disability pride flag with the article's headline - Disability in Horror: Where are we now? - and an image of the author Corinne Pollard.

                                                                        [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
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                                                                        what's a speech/line in fiction that is meaningful to you and you still think about a lot?

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                                                                          [?]LordWoolamaloo » 🌐
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                                                                          This evening's viewing: a revisit to the reality-bending, visually stunning Paprika, by Satoshi Kon, his last feature film (we lost him far, far too early). A notable influence on Nolan's later Inception.

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                                                                          Alt...a clip of the visual overload of the giant toy and creature parade in a dream sequnce from the anime film, Paprika, from vintage robots to toy dollies

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                                                                            [?]Scary Austin » 🌐
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                                                                            All of a sudden sure cares about !

                                                                            Which character do you think he relates to?

                                                                            Odysseus, he keeps getting people killed:2
                                                                            Menelaus, can't hold onto a wife:2
                                                                            Antinous, who surely would have loved X:3
                                                                            Polyphemus, who runs to daddy over any insult:3

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                                                                              Charles Gaines, whose book Pumping Iron helped to popularize bodybuilding, dies at 84 theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

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                                                                                Charles Gaines, whose book Pumping Iron helped to popularize bodybuilding, dies at 84
                                                                                By Associated Press

                                                                                1974 book led to making of seminal documentary and introduced Arnold Schwarzenegger to the world

                                                                                theguardian.com/books/2026/jul

                                                                                  [?]Ami Angelwings » 🌐
                                                                                  @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                                                                                  what are two unrelated works that nobody would think of as going together that you think go together well?

                                                                                  For example to complement each other or because they explore the same themes but differently or because one seems like a response to the other even if people don't usually think of it that way, or because they are total opposites, any other reasons, could even be vibes, etc

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