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Theseus, Ariadne and a minotaur join the Mount Olympus podcast party

Live from Mount Olympus returns for its sixth season with more myth, intrigue and a Tony-winning narrator.

Euronews

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Barbican review: intelligent, witty and visually dazzling

4/5 Matthew Baynton stars in this pleasingly mad, mid-summery alternative to traditional shows this Christmas

Evening Standard

‘We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and more on why we can’t get enough of Greek mythology

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hit

The Guardian - UK

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The week in classical: The Monster in the Maze; Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson; Rigoletto – review

Sheffield takes on the Minotaur in a rousing Jonathan Dove staging; fire meets grace as two superstar pianists share the stage; and ENO’s Verdi updating remains the godfather of them all

The Guardian - UK

Phaistos Disk: 3,000-year-old inscriptions from Crete that have never been deciphered

None of the many interpretations of the Phaistos Disk's inscriptions are universally accepted.

LiveScience

London Fashion Week Goes 1960s... With A Twist

The first full day of London Fashion Week kicked off with a nod to the Swinging Sixties by Irish designer and LFW veteran Paul Costelloe and Turkish designer Bora Aksu. 1960s-style Mod dresses and workwear in pastel linens, floral silk jacquards and understated tweeds abounded in Costelloe's Spring/Summer collection, "Le…

International Business Times

Aphrodite signified more than beauty – five other realms in which the Greek goddess also reigned

For the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. In an overarching way, she was the goddess of consensus, as in any interaction between consenting people or groups of people. In politics, business and war, as well as human relationships, Aphrodite embodied the natural force,…

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Luxury with substance: Culture, cuisine and R&R in Cyprus

Independent Head of Culture and Lifestyle Patrick Smith shares his cultural and culinary highlights from picturesque Paphos in western Cyprus

The Independent UK

Shakespeare's Dream brought to life in Pacific Park, Newcastle

The production concludes with a final performance on Sunday, December 17, at 7pm.

Newcastle Herald

The Wildest Thriller of 2023 Stole Its Big Twist From a Violent Greek Myth

The message of 'Saltburn' appears to be class warfare, but there's something ancient lurking underneath.

Inverse

Plinth: An exploration of how society remembers war and heroism

WHAT do the ancient Greek myth of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur, controversial 18th-century Scottish politician Henry Dundas and the war in…

The National (Scotland)

Due process clause or basic structure doctrine?

The due process clause must be firmly embedded in the constitutional architecture of India, and incorporated into the constitutional text

The Hindu

Science news this week: A quasi-moon and a lonely spy whale

June 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

What is the 'ship of Theseus' thought experiment?

The Greek writer Plutarch proposed this question: If a ship's planks are replaced over time due to wear and tear until none of the original pieces remain, is it still the same ship?

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Editor’s Letter: What Remains When Everything Changes?

Taking inspiration from a Greek myth, we’re pressing forward in a transformative time

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