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Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson

British-American classicist, author and translator

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  • 3d ago

    Nolan's 'The Odyssey' tops $727M globally as translator Emily Wilson calls script 'abysmal'

    Christopher Nolan's epic has earned $727.9 million in 12 days, but classicist Emily Wilson's London Review of Books takedown has ignited a fierce debate over fidelity to Homer.

  • Jul 22

    Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opens to $264 million, screenplay becomes bestseller amid culture war noise

    The film adaptation of Homer's epic grossed $264.1 million worldwide in its opening weekend, while the screenplay shot to No. 1 on Amazon and awards buzz builds.

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Ceuta drowns, yen gets help

Europe quarrels over Ceuta as Trump pauses Iran strikes and drought hits reactors

Borders, rivers and currencies did most of the moving overnight. Europe argued over Ceuta, Washington and Tehran traded incompatible claims, and drought pushed old energy assumptions into the open.

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Demography and migration

The new findings provide updated figures on irregular entries and returns in Ceuta, and clarify that new arrivals will not gain automatic rights to travel freely in the rest of the EU, confirming existing policy rather than introducing new measures.

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