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In Homer’s epic, a bold princess helps Odysseus home – but not in Nolan’s film. Who is Nausicaa?

In Homer’s Odyssey, Nausicaa is a tall, gutsy teenage princess who finds a naked and helpless Odysseus washed up on her shore, gives him her brothers’ clothing, and instructs him on how to appeal to her mother, Queen Arete, for help to get home to Ithaca. She is crucial to…

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Christopher Nolan has made an Odyssey for our times – by sacrificing the delicious darkness of Homer’s epic

There’s no denying the power of the film on the big screen. But how far should modern moral sensibilities influence adaptations of classics? asks the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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Sex, beds and grisly executions: what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey changed, invented – and left out

From missing scenes and characters to a brand new ending, the director has taken some artistic liberties with Homer’s epic poem

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The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination - for the ancient Greeks, it was a scary place

Many of us are heading to the beach to bask in the sun and unwind as part of our summer vacations. Research has shown that spending time at the beach can provide immense relaxation for many people. Staring at the ocean puts us in a mild meditative state, the smell…

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10 Fantasy Books That Feel Like Studio Ghibli Movies

These fantasy books might as well have rode the cat bus straight out of Miyazaki's mind.

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The best 1980s animated films include one of my all-time favourites

From Akira to The Little Mermaid, here's how the 1980s changed animation forever.

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How did sport become so popular? The ancient history of a modern obsession

It’s almost impossible to go a day without seeing or hearing about sport.

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Towers Of Aghasba looks like an open-world mix of Animal Crossing's laid back customization and Breath Of The Wild's exploration

Preview | Towers of Aghasba is an ambitious open-world sandbox adventure releasing in Early Access

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Miyazaki is seemingly working on another Studio Ghibli movie - and fans think it's a sequel to this anime classic

Nausicaa returns?

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Carlo Rovelli: ‘I tried to read Anna Karenina to my girlfriend before bed’

The theoretical physicist and author on boring his girlfriend with Tolstoy, the magic of Homer and making sense of Wittgenstein

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