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Quote of the Day by Hans Christian Andersen: “Life itself is the most… — A powerful reminder that redefines your life by the Danish author

Quote of the Day by Hans Christian Andersen: Hans Christian Andersen’s famous quote, “Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale,” reveals a powerful truth about life, struggle, and transformation. This inspirational quote of the day explains that human life is not random but a meaningful journey filled with unexpected…

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Jane Yolen obituary

Author who wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales

The Guardian - UK

BBCNOW/Bancroft review – conductor takes final bow in imaginative programme of vivid colours and emotions

Works about infatuation and deep feeling were fitting choices with which the Ryan Bancroft bid a celebratory farewell to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

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'Gory drugs bender': Blur bassist Alex James gives his brutal opinion of Glastonbury

Alex James admits Glastonbury is not his favourite festival in the world.

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Blur’s Alex James claims Glastonbury is ‘overrated’

Bassist accuses the BBC of giving the festival ‘hagiographic’ treatment, as he branded Glastonbury a ‘gory drugs bender’

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Michael Rosen wins Hans Christian Andersen award

The former children’s laureate missed the announcement of the award in Bologna due to post-Brexit passport rule changes

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Why a top children’s author was turned away from a Ryanair flight

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Liverpool XI vs. Fulham—Salah Decision to Make: Injury News, Predicted Lineup

Arne Slot has a formation change to consider after a tough night against Paris Saint-Germain.

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Halle Bailey learned to 'block out the noise' after Little Mermaid backlash

Actress Halle Bailey has revealed she learned to "block out the noise" following the racist backlash to her casting in The Little Mermaid.

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Halle Bailey recalls her 'beautiful' Little Mermaid experience

Halle Bailey has reflected on her experience of making The Little Mermaid.

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10 Blockbuster Films That Are Secretly About the Trans Experience

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The Emperor’s New Clothes – a fairy tale for our times?

In mid-March, an activist group in Rutland County, Vermont, held its usual weekly rally protesting the actions of US president Donald Trump. One protester, Marsha Cassel, led the crowd, dressed as a naked Trump wearing a crown and holding a staff. Cassel was followed by another protester holding a sign…

The Conversation

Frozen Ever After: Disneyland Paris opens 'Snow Queen World' after €2 billion expansion

Walt Disney Studios officially becomes Disney Adventure World on Sunday with the opening of "World of Frozen", the centrepiece of a €2 billion expansion that is remodelling Europe's most visited theme park.

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Disney’s €2 billion Paris expansion as World of Frozen launches Adventure World

More than 90% of the second park will have been redesigned since it opened in 2002

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‘Let’s go out in a beautiful fashion’: Australian theatre company says goodbye with one last wondrous show

After losing funding, the acclaimed Slingsby Theatre Company is staging its final show: A Concise Compendium of Wonder, a fairytale triptych in a purpose-built, travelling theatre

The Independent UK

Copenhagen’s most welcoming hotels for LGBT+ travellers

Planning a trip to Copenhagen in 2026? These LGBT-friendly hotels will make your visit one to remember

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Roger Allers obituary

Co-director of the animated Disney hit The Lion King who also worked on The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast

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Funding denied, theatre company to take its final bow

Without long-term funding, award-winning theatre company Slingsby is winding up after 18 years but first, it's touring a trio of new productions.

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The Guardian - UK

From Song Sung Blue to Theatre Picasso: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Let a musical based on a documentary about a Neil Diamond tribute band warm your cockles – or take a new look at the work of the Spanish master

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Best movies of 2025 in the US: No 3 – The Ice Tower

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s kaleidoscopic fable, starring Marion Cotillard as a haughty, damaged diva, is a cautionary tale about the perils of fantasy

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Christine Baranski narrates 'A Christmas Carol' before returning for new 'The Gilded Age' season

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

The Guardian - UK

Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 4 – The Ice Tower

Lucile Hadžihalilović’s kaleidoscopic fable, starring Marion Cotillard as a haughty, damaged diva, is a cautionary tale about the perils of fantasy

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Think you know Hans Christian Andersen? Four experts pick his weirdest fairy tales to read this Christmas

Hans Christian Andersen is one of Denmark’s most cherished writers – a master of the literary fairy tale whose influence stretches far beyond The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes and the other classics many of us first encounter in childhood.

The Independent UK

The Red Shoes review, Sadler’s Wells – Matthew Bourne conjures the impassioned, hothouse world of ballet

4/5 This richly realised production packs a wealth of ballet history into deft parodies

The Guardian - UK

The best history and politics books of 2025

The revolutionary spirit in politics and architecture; histories of free speech and civil war; plus how the Tories fell apart and Starmer won

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