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Demi-gods. Mark your calendars, demigods. Disney+ is gearing up to release an adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians that will hopefully outdo the Logan Lerman film series. Not to be optimists, but we’re pretty excited for this trip to Camp Half-Blood. For one, the episodic nature of a TV show seems like it will fit the Rick Riordan series, in which the characters travel their way through modern-day versions of Greek myths.

CrimeTeenagers guilty of ‘senseless’ murder of transgender girl Brianna GheyMurder-obsessed 16-year-olds convicted of killing girl who was stabbed 28 times in Warrington park Two 16-year-olds have been found guilty of the “senseless” murder of Brianna Ghey, a “witty, funny and fearless” transgender girl who was stabbed 28 times in a Warrington park this year. The murder-obsessed teenagers, known as Girl X and Boy Y to protect their identities, were found guilty unanimously by a jury at Manchester crown court on Wednesday after it deliberated for four hours and 40 minutes.

Play video content Oscar Pistorius -- the double-amputee Olympic sprinter -- is now charged with shooting and killing his model girlfriend. We'll tell you what we uncovered about alleged domestic violence in his past -- and what people in her life are saying about the couple. Plus, Chubby Checker -- legendary singer of "The Twist" -- joins us to explain why he's suing over an app called the 'Chubby Checker' .

Luxury dressing gowns maintain pole position as the most indulgent of gifts-to-self. While lockdown now feels like a distant memory, its sartorial impacts can still be felt. Namely: the fact that we pay just as much attention to the style credentials of our loungewear, pyjama sets and tracksuits as we do our trouser suits. As such, owning a luxury robe that you can slip around in all night (and day) is of high importance.

FilmVulva and vagina references are becoming obligatory in US comedies. But for fearless, witty depictions of women’s bodies, audiences have always had to look elsewhere These days, it seems no raunchy femme-centric Hollywood comedy or TV sitcom is without its obligatory vagina reference. “I was just washing my vagina,” they say; or, “I’m gonna punch her in the vagina.” The word “vagina” is bandied about as though we are expected to fall about laughing at the very idea of it.

Rare pic from Iraq succumbs to the crude filmmaking of first-time feature director Ebrahim Saeedi. “Exhausted” is wearying indeed. Shot from the p.o.v. of a gravely ailing and mostly immobile old man, this rare pic from Iraq succumbs to the crude filmmaking of first-time feature director Ebrahim Saeedi.

Thread flair: Allie Luecke’s sleeping bag-to-puffer jacket and Cheianna Wilson’s McDonald’s pants-to-Coachella fit. Composite: The GuardianThread flair: Allie Luecke’s sleeping bag-to-puffer jacket and Cheianna Wilson’s McDonald’s pants-to-Coachella fit. Composite: The GuardianSewingFrom resuscitated hand-me-downs to transformed uniforms, seven people share their wardrobe remakes – sewing skills not always required There’s a deep, dark corner at the back of every wardrobe – a place only abandoned clothes call home. These are the garments that are dusty, or broken, or boring.

From representation to law, music, film and TV, these are Hollywood’s New Leaders William Brown Television Agent, CAA – Representation Look at Brown’s client list: Cedric the Entertainer, Damon Wayans Sr., Ego Nwodim, Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Lena Dunham, Octavia Spencer, Stephan James, Tituss Burgess, Blitz Bazawule, Jeymes Samuel, Julie Dash, Lenny Abrahamson, RZA, Victoria Mahoney, Charles Randolph, Dave Flebotte, David Manson, Glen Mazzara, Lynn Nottage and Reggie Bythewood.

Ice Cube, Death Certificate When Ice Cube broke from NWA to go solo, his 1991 album carried on the tradition of controversy. The cover, showing Uncle Sam on a mortuary gurney (a visual metaphor for the death of the American dream?) and his various intolerant and violent songs led to condemnations in US Billboard magazine, widespread retail boycotts, and, in Oregon, an official statewide ban on displaying the rapper's image in retail shops.