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Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy review – classical myth burns into modern England
By Emma John

Theatre Royal Stratford East, London In Ava Pickett’s tense play, Michelle Dockery’s heroine returns to a Towie-styled world where the violence and misogyny are all too recognisable

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/sep/11/bloodsport-after-helen-of-troy-review-theatre-royal-stratford-east-london-michelle-dockery

#Theatre #Stage #Culture #MichelleDockery #TheatreRoyalStratfordEast #Classics #Folkloreandmythology #Books #TheGuardian #EmmaJohn

Birds have an eerie association with death | Letter
By Guardian Staff

Responding to an article in which birds comforted Helen Harris during bereavement, Angela Smith describes her own experience

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/26/birds-have-an-eerie-association-with-death

#Deathanddying #Birds #Bereavement #Environment #Folkloreandmythology #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Country diary: Down the road from the Edinburgh fringe … a true local tradition of costume and whisky | Doc Rowe
By Doc Rowe

South Queensferry, West Lothian: The Burryman procession is one of Scotland’s most remarkable customs – and a changing of the guard is about to occur

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/15/country-diary-down-the-road-from-the-edinburgh-fringe-a-true-local-tradition-of-costume-and-whisky

#Folkloreandmythology #Heritage #Environment #Ruralaffairs #Culture #UKnews #Scotland #TheGuardian #DocRowe

Here in Sweden, the Vikings are back. And this time they’re searching for stability in a chaotic age | Siri Christiansen https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/sweden-vikings-chaos-sacrifice-ritual-norse-pagan #Folkloreandmythology #Worldnews #Sweden #Europe

Is this painting who we now are? The identity grapplings of mystic artist Ben Edge https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/oct/28/painting-who-we-now-identity-albion-vikings-miners-druids-ben-edge #Britishidentityandsociety #Folkloreandmythology #Socialhistory #Artanddesign #Depression #Culture #Society #Art

Stepmothers, relax, you’ll always be wicked but true love is worth it | Kate Maltby https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/19/stepmothers-relax-youll-always-be-wicked-but-true-love-is-worth-it #Folkloreandmythology #Lifeandstyle #Fairytales #SnowWhite #Children #Society #Culture #Family #Women

Where to start with: Zora Neale Hurston https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/07/where-to-start-with-zora-neale-hurston #Autobiographyandmemoir #Folkloreandmythology #Biographybooks #Travelwriting #Anthropology #Culture #Fiction #Slavery #Books

Readers reply: Why are nursery rhymes and fairytales so dark? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/17/readers-reply-why-are-nursery-rhymes-and-fairytales-so-dark #Folkloreandmythology #Childrenandteenagers #Lifeandstyle #Fairytales #Children #Culture #Society #Books

My brilliant Korea: rediscovery of a rich cultural narrative https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/20/my-brilliant-korea-rediscovery-of-a-rich-cultural-narrative #Folkloreandmythology #Koreanfoodanddrink #Health&wellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Psychology #Culture

My brilliant Korea: rediscovery of a rich cultural narrative https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/20/my-brilliant-korea-rediscovery-of-a-rich-cultural-narrative #Folkloreandmythology #Koreanfoodanddrink #Health&wellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Psychology #Culture

Kaos review – Jeff Goldblum’s furiously fun Greek gods drama is a masterpiece https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/29/kaos-review-jeff-goldblums-furiously-fun-greek-gods-drama-is-a-masterpiece #Folkloreandmythology #Television&radio #JeffGoldblum #JanetMcTeer #Television #Culture #Drama

There are many ways to deal with grief. But few as full-on as this | Nell Frizzell https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/07/there-are-many-ways-we-deal-with-grief-but-few-as-full-frontal-as-this-one #Folkloreandmythology #Lifeandstyle #TheBible #Culture