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Pat Barker: ‘When I first read Pride and Prejudice, I hated it’

The author on reimagining Homer, the sexiness of John Donne’s sonnets, and what she’s learned from Margaret Atwood

The Guardian - UK

What is Australia looking for in its poet laureate? Literary and popular poetry don’t always intersect

The inaugural Australian poet laureate will be appointed in 2025 as part of the federal Labor government’s new National Cultural Policy, Revive.

The Conversation

The Thick of It to Veep: The weirdest times TV shows predicted real-life politics

Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores the strangest instances of on-screen dramas foretelling global affairs

The Independent UK

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Narcolepsy is reduced to a punch line in pop culture. What does that mean for people who live with it?

What do you know about narcolepsy?

The Conversation

Orlando Arcia Stares Down Bryce Harper After Homer to Continue Longstanding Beef

Here we go again.

Sports Illustrated

4 things ancient Greeks and Romans got right about mental health

According to the World Health Organization, about 280 million people worldwide have depression and about one billion have a mental health problem of any kind.

The Conversation

The Simpsons season 35 lands on Disney Plus in October but the animated sitcom should have been axed years ago

I love The Simpsons, I even have a tattoo in honor of the iconic comedy, but 35 seasons is just too much.

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The Guardian view on list-making: a habit that is part of what makes us human

Editorial: From Homeric epic to the novels of today, the history of literature shows that there is nothing trivial about a list

The Guardian - UK

‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s current fraught situation, showcasing both his weakness and his determination, is dramatic because it touches upon more than the political moment and more than one man’s character.

The Conversation

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand animal minds

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world

Inverse

The mystery of the giant mythic hero at Fort Scratchley

The artist behind the giant whale at Fort Scratchley reveals his inspiration.

Newcastle Herald

The Odyssey: It’s a Really, Really, Really Long journey review – dynamic retelling of Homer for all ages

Breathtaking set design and transportive music drive a family-friendly musical of the epic Greek myth

The Guardian - UK

25 of the best poetry books to read in 2025

Delve into the hypnotic world of lyrical literature

Evening Standard

From Dylan to Ishiguro: can song lyrics ever be literature?

A new book of lyrics by Kazuo Ishiguro joins collections by Kate Bush and Jarvis Cocker. But can songwriting ever work on the page?

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The Simpsons showrunner reveals missed joke from iconic episode

The Simpsons showrunner Mike Reiss reveals a missed detail from season 1, episode 4. Discover how the show's attention to detail and layered humor has made...

Cinemablend

32 Celebrities Who Played Themselves On The Simpsons

The Simpsons has featured hundreds of guest stars over the years, and here are 32 of the biggest names who voiced animated versions of themselves.

Evening Standard

Marge the Hun: TikTok users reimagine The Simpsons character as British babe

Marge's destiny might not have been to tend to Homer, but to live it up eating Greggs and drinking Costa

The National (Scotland)

I watched The Simpsons episode set in Scotland – here's my verdict

LAST night, I stuck on the latest episode of The Simpsons that everyone is talking about. It’s a romance, set in Scotland and called Ae Bonnie…

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The National (Scotland)

Host of Scottish stars join The Simpsons cast for new episode

A HOST of Scottish stars are to feature in a new episode of the Simpsons ...

Cinemablend

32 Sitcom Wives That Were Honestly Way Too Hot For Their Husbands

When there's a sitcom dad, there's a sitcom mom that is far too hot for him. Here are thirty-two of the most obvious.

Cinemablend

32 Classic TV Catchphrases And The Story Behind Them

There are so many classic TV catchphrases out there - let's talk about them.

Cinemablend

32 Fantastic TV Moms That Never Got Enough Credit

There have been some truly iconic TV moms over the years, but here are some that never seem to get enough credit.

Cinemablend

The Simpsons has been running for decades, and several characters made their debut after the first season. Let's look at 32 of them.

The Independent UK

Homer will continue strangling Bart, The Simpson’s co-creator says

During a recent episode, Homer declared he had stopped strangling his 10-year-old son because ‘times have changed’

Reason

How The Simpsons Strangled Itself Into Irrelevance

The once-subversive show now traffics in the clichés it used to mock so effectively.

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