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Top 10sFictionFrom James Joyce to Ali Smith and Chigozie Obioma, the archetypal stories of the ancients have inspired some of our best fiction When we think of Greek myths we think of vengeful gods, legendary heroes, sweeping love affairs and dastardly deeds. They are transformative tales which explore the full range of human experience so it is hardly surprising that writers continually turn to them for inspiration. Poets such as Dante and Petrarch were enthralled by Greek myth, so too were Chaucer and Milton. [Read More]

Music This article is more than 8 years oldTyler, the Creator: I've been banned from entering the UKThis article is more than 8 years oldRapper says he has been banned from Britain, which has led to cancellation of Reading and Leeds shows, because his old lyrics were offensive The US rapper Tyler, the Creator says he has been banned from the UK because of the nature of his lyrics. The Odd Future co-founder recently cancelled four dates in the UK and Ireland, including an appearance at Reading/Leeds and tweeted that it was because the authorities were unhappy with his subject matter. [Read More]

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Anthony Varvaro has died while on the way to work at the September 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan. Photograph: Todd Kirkland/APFormer Atlanta Braves pitcher Anthony Varvaro has died while on the way to work at the September 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan. Photograph: Todd Kirkland/APUS news This article is more than 1 year oldAnthony Varvaro, MLB player who joined New York police, dies in car crash on way to September 11 memorialThis article is more than 1 year oldPitcher who played for three major league teams before becoming Port Authority officer, was going to work at 9/11 ceremony in Manhattan [Read More]

UK news This article is more than 9 months oldBoy who ‘hoped to stab someone’ found guilty of murdering Tomasz Oleszak, 14This article is more than 9 months oldNewcastle court convicts Leighton Amies, 15, who armed himself before stabbing stranger A 15-year-old boy who went out with a knife “hoping” to stab someone has been found guilty of murdering another schoolboy in Gateshead. A jury at Newcastle crown court on Monday found Leighton Amies guilty of the murder of Tomasz Oleszak, 14. [Read More]

FilmReviewJohn Carpenter’s enjoyably pulpy adaptation of King’s 1983 horror novel, about a car that infects its owners with evil, gets a 40th-anniversary revival Three years after Stanley Kubrick unveiled the vast mysterious grandeur of his film version of The Shining, John Carpenter demonstrated a very different and more unassuming approach to Stephen King with this adaptation of King’s cult horror classic; it came out in 1983 and is now revived for its 40th anniversary. [Read More]

OpinionHugh Hefner This article is more than 6 years oldI called Hugh Hefner a pimp, he threatened to sue. But that’s what he wasThis article is more than 6 years oldSuzanne MooreNow that he’s dead, the old sleaze in the Playboy mansion is being spoken of as some kind of liberator of women. Quite the oppositeLong ago, in another time, I got a call from a lawyer. Hugh Hefner was threatening a libel action against me and the paper I worked for at the time, for something I had written. [Read More]

MasterChef Australia This article is more than 2 months oldMelissa Leong ‘stepping away’ from MasterChef Australia as show shakes up judgesThis article is more than 2 months oldFormer contestant Poh Ling Yeow, chef Jean-Christophe Novelli and food writer Sofia Levin will join hit reality TV show, with Leong moving on to co-host Dessert Masters Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Network Ten has announced a shake-up to the judges’ lineup on the hit reality TV show MasterChef Australia after the sudden death of Jock Zonfrillo, with the former contestant Poh Ling Yeow joining and the food writer Melissa Leong leaving the panel. [Read More]

Anne Frank's Diary, the Graphic Adaptation. Photograph: The GuardianAnne Frank's Diary, the Graphic Adaptation. Photograph: The GuardianTexas This article is more than 3 months oldTexas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-gradersThis article is more than 3 months oldMove comes as education laws restricting teaching of race, sexuality and other topics are being implemented across the US A Texas teacher was fired after assigning an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary to her middle school class, in a move that some are calling “a political attack on truth”. [Read More]

MoviesReviewResentment and admiration are found in equal measure in this intimate documentary about a brilliantly talented but dysfunctional familyThis intimate documentary centres on Martha Argerich, considered to be one of the greatest classical pianists of her generation, but it’s also a portrait of an unusually talented, bohemian family, with all the expected dysfunctions. Directed by Martha’s youngest daughter, Stephanie, who’s been filming her mother, pianist father Stephen Kovacevich and her two half-sisters since she was a child, this refreshingly honest account looks at the challenges of raising children while pursuing a career as a performing artist, a job that requires hours of practice, months of travel and a degree of self-absorption that extract a heavy price. [Read More]

Yorkshire This article is more than 1 year oldInquest hears isolated Japanese family kept sister’s body at Yorkshire homeThis article is more than 1 year oldCoroner gives open verdict after cause of 49-year-old’s death undetermined following discovery of partially-mummified body A Japanese woman living an isolated, insular life with her brother, sister and mother in North Yorkshire lay dead for weeks while her family bought surgical spirit, convinced she was still alive. [Read More]