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Confused by ‘The Odyssey’? All the Timelines, Monsters and Greek Myths Explained

  • Variety explains the timeline and myths behind Nolan's new "Odyssey" film
  • Covers backstory: Helen's abduction, the Trojan War and wooden horse
  • Guide also outlines Odysseus's long, monster-filled journey home to Ithaca

Christopher Nolan's forthcoming adaptation of "The Odyssey" retells Homer's epic through a non-linear structure, with the story narrated partly by a bard (Travis Scott) as Odysseus (Matt Damon) recounts his journey home after the Trojan War. Given the film's starry ensemble cast and jumbled timelines, Variety has produced…

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Lorde Calls Out Spotify Over AI “About The Song” Feature: “We Don’t Want This”

  • Lorde says Spotify's AI song-context feature misrepresented one of her songs.
  • She wants artists to be able to opt out of AI descriptions.
  • Spotify removed the inaccurate text but the beta feature remains live.

New Zealand singer Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify's "About the Song" feature, an AI-powered tool currently in beta that pulls context and background information about tracks from third-party sources. She said on Instagram that artists "don't want this", arguing that the AI-generated descriptions reduce songs to a single…

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DGA, WGA & SAG-AFTRA Protest Emmys’ Decision To Cut Categories From Telecast, Say It “Devalues” Contributions Of People Academy Means To Honor

  • DGA, WGA and SAG-AFTRA jointly protest Emmys cutting five categories from telecast.
  • Categories moved to Creative Arts Emmys ahead of 14 September NBC broadcast.
  • Dispute tied to Academy's ratings push and upcoming broadcast rights renewal.

Three major Hollywood guilds — the Directors Guild of America, Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA — have jointly criticised the Television Academy's decision to cut five categories from the main 2026 Emmy telecast, arguing the move "devalues" the contributions of the artists the awards are meant to…

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Colman Domingo and Robert O’Hara eyed for Disney’s Tiana film

  • Domingo and O'Hara in early talks to write live-action Tiana film
  • Original story inspired by 2009's "The Princess and the Frog"
  • Follows Domingo's big 2026, including hit film "Michael"

Colman Domingo and Robert O'Hara are in early talks to write a live-action film based on Disney's Princess Tiana, the character introduced in 2009's animated musical "The Princess and the Frog." The project is described as an original story inspired by the animated film rather than a direct…

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7 Must-Watch Shows To Enjoy While You Wait for ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Season 2

  • Netflix's "Little House on the Prairie" reboot is renewed for season two.
  • Collider recommends seven shows to watch while waiting.
  • Picks include "Anne with an E", "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" and "Joe Pickett".

With Netflix's new adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" renewed for a second season, fans facing a wait have been offered a list of similar shows to watch in the meantime. Collider writer Michael John Petty compiled seven period dramas and Western-style family sagas that share the…

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Former Bills, Steelers cornerback Levi Wallace retires at 31

  • Levi Wallace retires from NFL at age 31
  • Spent 2025 season injured, never played for Jaguars
  • Last played in 2024 with the Denver Broncos

Former NFL cornerback Levi Wallace has announced his retirement at the age of 31, bringing an eight-year professional career to a close. Wallace's journey was notable for beginning as an undrafted free agent out of Alabama, a path that made him something of an underdog success story in…

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“A prequel story to Fallout 3” is one of Bethesda’s most exciting announcements in ages, and it’s coming next year to Fallout 76

  • Fallout 76 to get a Fallout 3 prequel story next year
  • Bethesda calls it one of its most exciting reveals
  • Expands Fallout lore ahead of future mainline games

Bethesda has announced new story content for Fallout 76 that will serve as a prequel to Fallout 3, with the update set to arrive next year. The reveal has been described as one of Bethesda's most exciting announcements in some time, generating strong interest from fans of the…

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The secrets of Toby Carvery revealed: It’s a British staple and now HARRY WALLOP spends 24 hours at the restaurant to uncover all its mysteries… from the strict formula for meat to the Yorkshire puddings that start as powder

  • Journalist spent 24 hours inside a Toby Carvery investigating its methods
  • Meat is carved and portioned to a strict standardised formula
  • Yorkshire puddings reportedly start out as a powdered mix

Daily Mail journalist Harry Wallop spent 24 hours behind the scenes at a Toby Carvery to investigate how Britain's best-known carvery chain operates, from meat preparation to how its trademark trimmings are made. The piece taps into the enduring popularity of the carvery format as a British dining…

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11 Years Later, Marvel’s Most Divisive Action Sequel Is a Streaming Hit

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron ranks among Starz's top ten most-streamed US films
  • Renewed interest tied to hype for upcoming Avengers: Doomsday
  • Doomsday, out 18 December, will run 165 minutes long

Avengers: Age of Ultron has re-emerged as one of the ten most-streamed films in the US on Starz, more than a decade after its 2015 release, as Marvel fans build renewed enthusiasm ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. The resurgence reflects a wider surge of interest across streaming platforms, including…

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Titus Welliver’s ‘80s-Set ‘Bosch’ Replacement Is Officially Rewriting History [Exclusive]

  • The Westies fictionalises 1980s Hell's Kitchen gang history rather than retelling it directly.
  • Stars Stanley Morgan and Tom Brittney share character names with real gangsters, not their exact stories.
  • Morgan says real events informed, but didn't dictate, his character's portrayal.

MGM+'s upcoming 1980s-set crime drama The Westies, seen as a spiritual successor to Titus Welliver's Bosch, is not a direct dramatisation of real Hell's Kitchen gangsters despite sharing character names with them. Star Stanley Morgan, who plays Mickey Flanagan, told Collider in an exclusive interview that although his…

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