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Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2024: André Dao breaks rules and witnesses uncomfortable truths

André Dao’s debut novel Anam (Penguin Random House) has just won the 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction, worth A$80,000. This follows its shortlisting for this year’s Miles Franklin Award.

The Conversation

María Gabriela de Faría's Arepa Truck Surprise on 'Superman: Legacy' Set and Her Role in 'The Duel' - INTERVIEW

The first Venezuelan to enter DC Comics talks about working with her husband in "The Duel," her experience on the "Superman Legacy" set, and bringing her culture to Hollywood.

Latin Times

"It's the perfect amount of creative challenge": How we made the Hades II artwork

Art lead Jen Zee discusses the process of delivering a contemporary twist on ancient Greek mythology and creating powerful female figures.

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Psykhe by Kate Forsyth review – a cosy escape into Greek myth

This novel, by an assured writer known for her female-led stories, succeeds in its ambition to entice and delight

The Guardian - AU

Hades 2's technical test shows us that the Greek gods are still super hot and, by Poseidon, some of you could use a cold shower

Some things never change.

PC Gamer

Best pearl earrings to bring elegance to your jewellery collection

Embody Aphrodite, the mother-of-pearl herself

Evening Standard

The Big Life at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review: it's not subtle, but it's damn good fun

This timely revival is a big-hearted, joyful piece of work

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Kylie Jenner Is a Modern-Day Aphrodite at Jean Paul Gaultier’s Haute Couture Show

Her frothy sheer dress made her look like a Greek goddess arising from the sea.

Marie Claire

Sam Smith delivers a sultry dose of razzle-dazzle in United Center show

“This show tonight is about freedom. So, let go, have fun, make some friends, sing, dance, take your tops off if you must,” Smith declared.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sam Smith review – some genuinely moving moments

O2 Arena, LondonSmith trades unrequited love for lustful liberation in a maximalist show with an Elton-meets-Lizzo energy – and the occasional sorrowful pause

The Guardian - UK

Eros, beauty and friction: what happened when Susan Johnson took her 85-year-old mother to live on a Greek island

Have you ever dreamed of fleeing your current life and spending weeks or months or even a year living on an island in the Mediterranean? This is what Susan Johnson longed for and did, taking her mother with her to the Greek island of Kythera. Reading Johnson’s new memoir Aphrodite’s…

The Conversation

Aphrodite’s Breath by Susan Johnson review – a revealing memoir about mothers and daughters

A trip to Kythera for the Australian author and her mother results in this unsparing and intimate look at their intense and often unhappy dynamic

The Guardian - AU

Euripides persuades us that love is what makes us human

Letter: We ruin, waste and trivialise human life by ignoring that, writes Michael Bulley

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