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From Hadestown to Hercules: ancient myths are the gods’ gift to musicals

Newly arrived in the West End, Disney’s demigod is the latest mythological A-lister to knock out showtunes. Why are deities such as Hermes and the ‘half-blood’ Percy Jackson having a moment in musical theatre?

The Guardian - UK

Disney composer Alan Menken: ‘I won my first Oscar, then Howard Ashman told me he was dying’

INTERVIEW: The mastermind musician behind ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ has more Oscars than anyone alive. As ‘Hercules’ the musical hits the West End, he speaks with Lydia Spencer-Elliott about his late collaborator Howard Ashman, the live-action boom, and difficult directors – ahem, Guy Ritchie

The Independent UK

Pup patrol: The border collies preventing bird strikes at a busy airport

Hercules and Ned have a very important job

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The Barber in London at The Courtauld Gallery: 'a selection box with no duds'

5/5 The Barber in Edgbaston is being refurbished, which is lucky for Londoners as some of its best works are holidaying at The Courtauld

Evening Standard

Continuing to do anything but publish The Winds of Winter, Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is taking on Greek mythology: "We're reimagining a timeless classic"

The film is based on the story A Dozen Tough Jobs by Howard Waldrop

Total Film

Marvel fans are wondering what ever happened to Hercules from Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scene

When will the demigod make his return?

Total Film

See the moon and Mars buzz a cosmic Beehive this weekend

The Red Planet will buzz the Beehive during May 4-5, with the moon joining the party on May 3.

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The heroes and villains set to feature on Disney’s new $1.1 billion cruise ship

The designs and features of ‘Disney Destiny’ have been revealed ahead of its launch in November 2025

The Independent UK

Chelsea's New Zodiac Necklaces Predicted the Heartbreaking 'White Lotus' Season 3 Finale Ending

The real plot twist had nothing to do with her star sign.

Marie Claire

Tales of Apollo and Hercules review – Handel double bill channels Don Draper and Hollywood musicals

An imaginative melding of a 1710 Handel cantata and a 1751 oratorio results in a nifty two-act opera-ballet – and a dazzling cornucopia of images

The Guardian - UK

Record-breaking Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hemsworth’ to be milked for venom

Step aside, Colossus. Be gone, Hercules. The Australian Reptile Park has recorded its largest male specimen so far

The Guardian - AU

Forget summer holidays – this popular European capital is so much better in winter

Greece might be best known for getaways during the warmer months, but its energetic capital can get unbearably hot during high season – Maryann Wright discovers why it is far better to explore Athens in winter

The Independent UK

'Loki' Season 2 Deleted Scene Teases the Return of a Forgotten Marvel Hero

A post-credits scene finally gets a little payoff in a scene from the 'Loki' Season 2 cutting room floor.

Inverse

Loki season 2 deleted scene references the Thor: Love and Thunder post-credits, and name drops two Marvel comic characters who haven't appeared in the MCU yet

A new Loki deleted scene is here

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Evening Standard

Stage version of Disney’s Hercules may use puppets for the monsters, hints star

Luke Brady is to star in the production which opens at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London in 2025.

The Guardian - UK

Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre

Outgoing artistic director of Young Vic calls for urgent government action to redress arts funding in schools

PC Gamer

Disney Dreamlight Valley just announced its second DLC featuring 4 new characters, along with a free update coming in December

More than enough.

The Conversation

Angry, wise, or plain horny? Zeus comes in many forms onscreen – just as he did in the original myths

With a flash of garish colour and the blaring of an ’80s rock track we are on Mount Olympus, home to the pantheon of ancient Greek gods and goddesses.

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A city at the crossroads: how Gaza became one of the great intellectual hubs of the Roman Empire

The years 2023 and 2024 will certainly be remembered as some of the darkest in the long and often violent history of Gaza.

GamesRadar

Giant-Size Thor #1 pits Hercules and Thor against a literal Giant-Size Thor

Giant-Size Thor #1 takes its title all too literally in this preview

The National (Scotland)

Legendary Highland Games all-rounder Bob Aitken known as the 'pocket Hercules'

Bob Aitken, who has died aged 89, was a champion Highland Games athlete who achieved the remarkable feat of winning the prestigious Chieftain’s…

The Independent UK

Xena and Hercules actors at war over UK race riots

Superheroes have been battling over personal and political differences for years

GamesRadar

Thor is wanted for murder in the United States – but that's only the start of his problems as Hercules calls in a favor

Preview | Take an exclusive first look at next week's issue of The Immortal Thor

Total Film

The 32 greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movies

Only Arnold Schwarzenegger can make "I'll be back" sound a little threatening

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Neil needs to be more Vorderman, less Voldemort

Larger-than-life TV personalities should be using their fame to highlight the connections between thinktanks, media outlets and policymakers – not pretend they don’t exist

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