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NoneJeffrey Fleishman | (TNS) Los Angeles Times The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to shut down the Department of Education, emboldening conservatives to end “wokeness” in classrooms. Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country’s larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity. A new report by PEN America found book bans increased by nearly 200% during the 2023-24 school year, including titles on sexuality, substance abuse, depression and other issues students face in an age of accelerating technologies, climate change, toxic politics and fears about the future. Book censorship has shaken and divided school boards, pitted parents against parents, and led to threats against teachers and librarians . It is part of an agenda driven by conservative parental rights groups and politicians who promote charter schools and voucher systems that could weaken public education. The issue goes to the heart not only of what students are taught but how federal and state education policies will affect the nation’s politics after one of the most consequential elections in its history. “It’s not just about taking a book off a shelf,” said Tasslyn Magnusson, an author and teacher from Wisconsin who tracks book censorship across the U.S. “It’s about power and who controls public education. It’s about what kind of America we were and are. We’re trying to define what family is and what America means. That comes down to the stories we tell.” She said she feared Trump’s return to the White House would further incite those calling for book bans: “I don’t have lots of hope. It could get a lot worse.” Over the last year, PEN counted more than 10,000 book bans nationwide that targeted 4,231 unique titles. Most were books dealing with gender, sexuality, race and LGBTQ+ storylines. The most banned title was Jodi Picoult’s “Nineteen Minutes,” about a school shooting that included a short description of date rape. Florida and Iowa — both of which have strict regulations on what students can read — accounted for more than 8,200 bans in the 2023-24 school year. “This crisis is tragic for young people hungry to understand the world they live in and see their identities and experiences reflected in books,” Kasey Meehan, director of PEN’s Freedom to Read Program, said in a statement. “What students can read in schools provides the foundation for their lives.” Trump’s calls to close the Department of Education would need congressional approval, which appears unlikely. Although public schools are largely funded and governed by state and local institutions, the department helps pay to educate students with disabilities, provides about $18 billion in grants for K-12 schools in poor communities and oversees a civil rights branch to protect students from discrimination. But Trump’s election has inspired conservative parental groups, including Moms For Liberty and Parents Defending Education, to strengthen efforts to limit what they see as a liberal conspiracy to indoctrinate children with books and teachings that are perverse, amoral and pornographic. Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, has criticized schools that she says spend too much time on diversity and inclusion when only about one-third of U.S. children are reading at grade level: “We’re talking about public school libraries and content for kids,” Justice told NewsNation after Trump’s victory. “I think it’s very clear that there are certain things that are appropriate for kids, certain things that are appropriate for adults. We’re just getting back to commonsense America.” Trump’s threat to deny federal funding to schools that acknowledge transgender identities could affect curricula and the kinds of books school libraries stock. During his rally at Madison Square Garden in October, Trump — who has has accused schools of promoting sex change operations — said his administration would get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools.” Vice President-elect JD Vance has accused Democrats of wanting to “put sexually explicit books in toddlers’ libraries.” Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, told Newsmax that she was excited about Trump’s calls to remake education and “clean up a lot of the mess” he has inherited from the Biden administration. Trump “has centered parental rights back in his platform, which is incredible. He has prioritized knowledge and skill, not identity politics,” she said. “American children deserve better, and it is time for change.” In nominating Linda McMahon to be his secretary of Education, Trump appears to be pushing for more conservative parental control over what is taught and read in classrooms. A former professional wrestling executive, McMahon chairs the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-connected organization that has criticized schools for teaching “racially divisive” theories, notably about slavery and a perspective about the nation’s founding it views as anti-American. “Today’s contentious debates over using classrooms for political activism rather than teaching a complete and accurate account of American history have reinvigorated calls for greater parental and citizen involvement in the curriculum approval process,” the institute’s website says. Culturally divisive issues, including race and LGBTQ+ themes, cost school districts an estimated $3.2 billion during the 2023-24 school year, according to a recent study called “The Costs of Conflict.” The survey — published by the Institute for Democracy, Education and Access at UCLA — found that battles over books and teaching about sexuality and other topics led to increased expenses for legal fees, replacing administrators and teachers who quit, and security, including off-duty plainclothes police officers. “Are we really going to spend our tax dollars on these kinds of things?” asked Magnusson. “After Trump was elected, I saw a bunch of middle-class white ladies like me who were saying, ‘This isn’t America.’ But maybe it is America.” One school superintendent in a Western state told the study’s researchers that his staff was often consumed with correcting misinformation and fulfilling public record requests mainly from hard-line parental rights activists attempting to exploit cultural war issues to discredit the district. “Our staff are spending enormous amounts of time just doing stupid stuff,” the superintendent said. “The fiscal costs to the district are enormous, but [so are] the cultural costs of not standing up to the extremists. If someone doesn’t, then the students and employees lose. ... It’s the worst it’s ever been.” The survey found that 29% of 467 school superintendents interviewed reported that teachers and other staff quit their profession or left their districts “due to culturally divisive conflict.” Censoring books in school libraries grew out of opposition to COVID-19 restrictions. A number of conservative parental groups, including Moms for Liberty, which invited Trump to speak at its national convention in August, turned their attention to lobbying against “liberal indoctrination.” Their protests against what they criticized as progressive teaching on sexuality and race were focused on increasing conservative parental control over a public education system that was struggling at teaching children reading and math. That strategy has led to a national, right-wing effort that is “redefining government power to restrict access to information in our schools,” said Stephana Ferrell, co-founder of the Florida Freedom to Read Project. “This movement to protect the innocence of our children believes if children never read it in a book they won’t have to know about it and can go on to lead harmonious lives. But books teach us cautionary tales. They instruct us. You can’t protect innocence through ignorance.” School districts across the country have removed “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe and “All Boys Aren’t Blue” by George Johnson, which are about gender identity and include graphic depictions of sex, along with titles by renowned writers such as Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Maya Angelou and Flannery O’Connor. Related Articles Education | Klein: California’s most neglected special-needs students are the gifted ones Education | Trump promised mass deportations. Educators worry fear will keep immigrants’ kids from school Education | Trump chooses controversial Stanford professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH Education | Emergency appeal rejected in the case of SJSU transgender athlete Education | The FAFSA is now open. Submit ASAP to get money for college Surveys show that most Americans do not favor censorship. The Florida Freedom to Read Project and similar organizations around the country have called for thorough public reviews of challenged books to prevent one scene or passage from being taken out of context. Moderate and liberal parents groups over the last two years have also become more active in school board politics. They have supported school board candidates who have defeated those backed by Moms for Liberty in Texas, Florida and other states. “People say the pendulum will swing back,” said Ferrell. But, she said, conservatives want to “stop the pendulum from swinging back.” Picoult is accustomed to conservatives attempting to censor her. Her books have been banned in schools in more than 30 states. Published in 2007, “Nineteen Minutes” explores the lives of characters, including a girl who was raped, in a town leading up to a school shooting and its aftermath. “Having the most banned book in the country is not a badge of honor. It’s a call for alarm,” said Picoult, whose books have sold more than 40 million copies. “My book, and the 10,000 others that have been pulled off school library shelves this year, give kids a tool to deal with an increasingly divided and difficult world. These book banners aren’t helping children. They are harming them.” ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders gameHistory has been kind to Jimmy Carter in a way the present never was during his one term as US president. His four years were dogged by economic "stagflation", which began during the term of his predecessor Richard Nixon, and America's stumbles on foreign policy. The surprise 1980 landslide loss to Ronald Reagan was deemed a referendum on Carter's leadership. Voters had daily reminders that their commander in chief was unable to free the dozens of Americans held captive in an embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The enduring myth that Carter failed to act was strengthened by the fact the release of the hostages came after his departure from the White House. But when the crisis began 444 days earlier, no-one could have anticipated how long it would last, and how it would shape American politics. The fall of the Shah of Iran The seeds of the hostage crisis were planted in the chaos of Iran's Islamic Revolution. Iran and the United States had been on friendly terms while Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the Shah of Iran — the country's royal ruler. The Shah came to the throne in Tehran during World War II and his power in the oil-rich country was shored up in the 1950s after the US and UK backed a coup to depose the country's democratically elected prime minister. Carter hosted a state dinner for the Shah and his wife at the White House in November 1977 and, in turn, the Shah entertained Carter in Tehran on New Year's Day in 1978. But over the ensuing year, the Shah faced violent unrest at home as religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile to overthrow the autocrat. The Shah fled to Egypt on January 16, 1979, and a month later the government collapsed. In October, the Shah arrived in New York to undergo surgery, angering Khomeini and his supporters, who demanded he be returned to stand trial. Khomeini called for a "purge" of "American-loving rotten brains", and encouraged activist students to "expand their attacks" against the US and Israel, America's major ally in the Middle East. The 52 hostages On November 4, 1979, hundreds of Iranian students breached the gates of the US embassy in Tehran. They quickly occupied the compound. Some had intended a peaceful sit-in, but the situation deteriorated rapidly. The armed mob took 66 Americans hostage. Consular employee Robert C Ode, who at 65 was the oldest person taken captive, recalled in his diary that the students tied his hands behind his back so tightly with nylon cord that it cut off the circulation. I strongly protested the violation of my diplomatic immunity, but these protests were ignored. Some students attempted to talk with us, stating how they didn't hate Americans — only our US government, President Carter, etc. We were not permitted to talk to our fellow hostages and from then on our hands were tied day and night and only removed while we were eating or had to go to the bathroom. Six American diplomats were able to avoid capture and spent three months hiding in the Canadian and Swedish embassies — their rescue would later be the plot of the 2012 movie Argo . About the same time as the US embassy was occupied, the British embassy was also stormed by Iranian students, but they left after several hours. Khomeini condoned the occupation of the embassies, threatening to do "whatever is necessary" to bring the Shah back for trial and force Britain to hand over exiled prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar. Two weeks later, on Khomeini's orders, the demonstrators freed five women and eight black men. Non-American hostages were also freed. Another American hostage was released on July 11, 1980 due to illness. The remaining 52 were moved around the compound constantly, handcuffed, beaten, tortured and forced to undergo mock executions at gunpoint. Operation Eagle Claw ends in disaster Carter took significant steps to sanction Iran in the first few months of the hostage crisis. He froze Iranian assets, stopped importing oil from Iran and expelled 183 Iranian diplomats from the US. Fifty thousand Iranian students in America were also told to report to the nearest immigration office and warned they would be deported if they were found to be in violation of the terms of their visas. But the militants didn't relent, and threatened to burn the embassy and kill the hostages if the US attempted any military action against Iran. Carter's actions worked in Khomeini's favour as he sought to free Iran from America's control and use his supreme powers to roll out Islamic doctrine. At 1am on April 25, 1980, the White House revealed it had attempted a military operation to rescue the hostages, known as Operation Eagle Claw. But the operation had failed: eight US servicemen were dead and several others injured. The rescuers got nowhere near the embassy — the mission was aborted when three of the eight helicopters suffered various equipment failures. As they withdrew from the rendezvous point in the desert, one of the helicopters collided with a transport plane, killing crew on both aircraft. Their bodies were taken to the embassy in Tehran, where they were put on display during a press conference. Iran arranged for them to be returned to the US the following month. A post-White House legacy Carter took full responsibility for the failed rescue attempt. With the hostages' lives at stake, he couldn't risk another military operation in Iran, and had to walk the slow diplomatic path to secure their freedom. Stephen Loosley from the United States Studies Centre at Sydney University says news coverage of the crisis was extensive for a time when media didn't run 24/7. "Both [US news anchors] Ted Koppel and Walter Cronkite would keep a laser-like focus on the hostage crisis," Mr Loosley says. "They'd keep the number of hostages up on the screen every night, and the number of days that the hostages had been incarcerated. "Americans never really lost sight of the fact that their people were imprisoned in a very hostile environment in Tehran." On July 27, 1980, the Shah died in a Cairo military hospital. The return of his wealth to Iran became a key part of the agreement to free the hostages, known as the Algiers Accords. The accords were signed on January 19, 1981, the day before Carter was due to leave the White House. He'd lost the November 1980 election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan, a former Hollywood actor and governor of California. The hostages were meant to be released while Carter was still president, but a delay meant they were freed in the first few hours of Reagan's administration on January 20. "The Iranians refused to give Carter the satisfaction of saying the hostages were released on his watch," Mr Loosley says. "Ronald Reagan is viewed as the president who secured the release of the hostages, because of the timing." In the next decade, Reagan would be credited with playing a major role in ending the Cold War, while Carter faded into relative obscurity Carter described the Iran hostage crisis as "the most difficult period of my life". The hostages themselves were traumatised by the ordeal and spent more than 30 years fighting for compensation, which was granted in 2015. Mr Loosley says Americans look more favourably on what Carter did after his time in the White House. The Carter Center, a not-for-profit set up by Carter and his wife Rosalynn in 1982, worked to improve human rights and health worldwide. One of its greatest achievements was the near-eradication of Guinea worm disease, caused by a water-borne parasite. The Carters also built homes with social housing organisation charity Habitat for Humanity. "He's looked upon with a fair amount of affection and respect," Mr Loosley said. "Unfortunately his presidency is seen as somewhat of a low point in in the post-war period because of the Iran hostage crisis." ABC
MIAMI – The Miami Heat on Friday set up a small trade that could have a wide-ranging impact across their roster and payroll. Reaching an agreement with the Indiana Pacers, the Heat will send out center Thomas Bryant once he is eligible to be traded Sunday . While the Heat will receive the right to swap 2031 second-round draft slots with the Pacers, the move was made to alleviate the Heat’s current position hard against the NBA’s punitive luxury tax and to also better align the roster. Bryant, 27, signed a one-year contract at the veteran minimum of $2.1 million in July at the outset of free agency to return for a second season. At the time, he waived his right to veto a trade this season. Sunday is the first day players signed in the offseason can be dealt. Beyond the savings against the luxury tax, the deal allows the Heat to better deploy their resources. Even with the Bryant deal, the Heat still have starter Bam Adebayo and reserves Kevin Love, Kel’el Ware and even Nikola Jovic to cast at center. With the open roster spot, the Heat next would be in position to convert one of their players on a two-way deal to a standard contract. Point guard Dru Smith, who currently is playing on a two-way deal, in recent games has emerged as a reliable rotation contributor . Players on two-way deals can be on the active roster for no more than 50 games over the 82-game regular season and are not playoff eligible. Should the Heat convert one of their current two-way players, it then would open such a slot for another two-way signing. Among options in that regard is summer and preseason prospect Isaiah Stevens, the point guard who is leading the G League in assists while playing for the team’s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. Related Articles The open roster spot also could help facilitate a larger trade where the Heat take back more players than are sent out, perhaps adding additional intrigue to the recent swirl of Jimmy Butler trade speculation. In the short term, the Heat likely are to go the maximum two weeks allowed to be at fewer than 14 players on standard contracts, saving the team further against the luxury tax. With the trade, the Heat also will create a $2.1 million trade exception. Initially signed in 2023 free agency, Bryant never quite gained traction with the Heat, held out of 10 consecutive games during a recent stretch. He now gets to play not far from his college campus, having been drafted out of Indiana University by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2017 NBA draft. The Pacers were in the market for an additional big man after losing big men Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman to season-ending Achilles injuries.Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally, was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court. He appeared briefly before a judge and wore a white jumpsuit over a weathered black hooded sweatshirt. He did not speak. He will remain jailed ahead of his next court date on Friday. The apparently random attack occurred on Sunday morning on a stationary F train at the Coney Island station in Brooklyn. Police said on Tuesday that identification of the victim was still “pending at this time”. Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who was sitting motionless in the train car and may have been sleeping, and used a lighter to set her clothing on fire. The woman quickly became engulfed in flames, while the suspect then sat at a bench on the subway platform and watched, according to police. Video posted to social media appeared to show the woman standing inside the train ablaze as some people look on from the platform, and at least one officer walks by. NYPD chief of transit Joseph Gulotta said that several officers had responded to the fire and one stayed to keep the crime scene “the way it’s supposed to be” while the others went to get fire extinguishers and transit workers. They were eventually able to douse the fire, but “unfortunately, it was too late”, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said — the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. During Zapeta’s court hearing on Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Ari Rottenberg said Zapeta at one point fanned the flames on the woman using his shirt. He said a 911 call from a subway rider helped identify Zapeta. Mr Rottenberg added that under interrogation Zapeta claimed he did not know what happened, noting that he consumes alcohol. But he alleged that Zapeta identified himself to interrogators in images related to the attack. Zapeta was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon while riding a train on the same subway line after police got a tip from some teenagers who recognised him from images circulated by the police. A Brooklyn address for Zapeta released by police matches a shelter that provides housing and substance abuse support. The shelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal immigration officials said Zapeta had been previously deported in 2018 but at some point reentered the US illegally. The crime — and the graphic video of it that ricocheted across social media — deepened a growing sense of unease among some New Yorkers about the safety of the subway system in a city where many residents take the subway multiple times each day.
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While the Christmas celebrations have barely kicked off, a slew of big-name retailers have already launched their Boxing Day sales. Numerous items are likely to top wishlists with substantial deals, including Dyson hair gadgets, luxury perfumes and more. With the first Black Friday deals for 2024 being unveiled a full 32 days ahead of the shopping extravaganza, bargain hunters might have anticipated a few key brands to take a gamble early with some pre-Christmas deals for last-minute shopping. However, as of this morning, a number of major retailers have initiated some of the biggest deals of the year so far, including Dyson, Ninja, Shark, Debenhams, Oodie, Ugg and Roman, with some discounts matching or surpassing the November sales. Shoppers can not only indulge in a range of essentials and nice-to-haves, but also seize the opportunity to bag hefty savings on last-minute gifts for family or friends if they're okay with waiting for delivery. Here's our selection of some of the biggest deals so far. Dyson If you've got your sights set on high-powered hair gadgets, they are the standout deal in Dyson's Boxing Day sale, alongside heaters, air purifiers and of course the iconic vacuums that started it all. In the beauty department, limited edition colours and complimentary extras with purchase are available for a host of their bestsellers. You can also get £70 off the Dyson Airstrait and £50 off the Supersonic hairdryer , reports Wales Online . If you're planning to start your spring cleaning early for 2025, there's a massive £170 off the Gen5Detect vacuum while their entry level V8 model is £120 off, bringing it down to £209.99. Ninja The kitchen gadget experts are wrapping up a busy year with dozens of new products in the sale. While not all the discounts are better-than-Black Friday, there's still savings of up to £90 on many of their best-loved air fryers and multi-cookers. The Ninja Air Fryer is £70 and the Ninja Double Stack 2-Drawer Air Fryer (£199) comes with freebies thrown in including a recipe book and plates. Shoppers are also rushing to pick up some of their lower ticket items, including knife blocks, kettles (including this one which is now at its lowest ever price) and travel bottles reduced by 33% to £19.99. Shark Shark has cut up to £150 off some of its most popular vacuum models in its Boxing Day sale. This includes high-powered robot and pet hair models. The WandVac cordless vacuum, adored by Mrs Hinch, which sold out on Black Friday, is not only back in stock but also reduced to £99.99, saving a massive £80. Beauty enthusiasts can also rejoice with deals on the brand's SpeedStyle hairdryer and SmoothStyle hot brush, as well as a discount on the trendy Wicked-themed FlexStyle multi-tool, now down to £229.99. Debenhams Debenhams may have vanished from the high street, but savvy shoppers have long known that the brand's website is an excellent place to find substantial discounts on both branded and unbranded goods. Their Blue Cross sale offers up to 70% off, with an additional 20% off 10,000 lines. With everything from designer watches marked down from £2,295 to £267, to perfume and bed linen, there's plenty to catch your eye. Oodie Oodie was notable for offering some of the biggest discounts on Black Friday, delighting customers by slashing a whopping 50% off everything site-wide. While the Oodie Boxing Day sale doesn't include everything this time, there are actually better-than-Black Friday savings on many of their hero products. Highlights include the original Oodie reduced to £29, making it 55% off, Outdoor Oodies down to £40, and half-price puffer boots. Amazon While Amazon is a go-to for many of us for those last-minute purchases, even after the final order dates have passed, there's still plenty to explore. Their sale focuses on Amazon devices, which may seem like a narrow selection until you consider that in recent years this has grown to include everything from tablets to smart TVs, as well as brands like Ring and Blink smart home and security tech. Ugg Ugg, a festive favourite for many, has slashed the price of some of its top-selling slippers by 30%, with comfy clogs available in various colours and sizes reduced from £140 to £98. There are numerous other options in Ugg's Winter Sale, with indoor and outdoor footwear for men, women and children all heavily discounted - including the brand's Essential Mini Classic Boot. The Women's Essential Mini Boot has been slashed to £143.99 down from £160 (Image: UGG) Roman Roman has not only launched their sale early, encompassing everything from partywear to PJs and wardrobe staples, but they're also offering 99p next day delivery and an additional 10% off for a limited time. Coats have been reduced by up to 41%, including this stylish and warm faux fur aviator jacket reduced to £35 from £60. Face the Future If you're in the market for discounted high-end skincare, Face the Future's winter sale is offering up to 40% off on brands such as ESPA, NEOM, Olaplex and Augustinus Bader. It's a great opportunity to stock up on beauty essentials or pick up gift options like NEOM's Wellbeing Pod. Boots, known for their delayed sales, haven't launched their main sale yet but have already started offering early deals on gift sets.Roy Keane and Ricky Gervais share hilarious moment on shared pet peeve
Liverpool are top of the Premier League, top of the Champions League and yet Arne Slot is thinking about the improvements to come. There’s little concern that the Dutchman is resting on his laurels after a sensational start to life on Merseyside. Nor will his players be allowed to. Liverpool are four points clear in the Premier League and on their way to the last-16 of the European Cup. They’ve got a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Southampton next month, too. Mo Salah has been one of the driving forces this season. He’s scored 16 goals - 13 in the league - and provided 12 assists. Virgil van Dijk has been brilliant at the back, Ryan Gravenberch a revelation in midfield as a No.6 and the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones thriving. But there’s more to come from someone like Dominik Szoboszlai while Harvey Elliott is back fit and among the squad, as well as Diogo Jota and we still haven’t seen what Federico Chiesa will bring. YOU DECIDE! Cast your vote for Fans' Footballer of the Year 2024 “We're not flying but we are doing well.” said Slot as yet again he tempered excitement around their stunning start. “I think there is more to come from the players into the team than we have showed until now. But I think that is something every manager feels. The longer you work with a team the more the better you start to play and the more they are used to playing together. “But that is not only for us that is probably the same for a couple of other teams as well that there is more to come from them as well. We truly believe that we can... OK there are a few that maybe it is not so easy to get more out of them individually - but as a team we can do better and there is is definitely more to come from a few individuals, also because of their age. “And that is the positive thing about the squad I inherited, most of them are still quite young and the best years normally are still to come." With players returning to fitness, it will be also about managing minutes for Slot - whose side face Fulham on Saturday - in a busy schedule of games. “Although these players have done really well and sometimes that is the challenge we have now that if all the players are available they also still have to accept their roles,” he said. “And that is something we talk about a lot with the players. But I have no complaints at all about that up till now. “So everyone is very positive trying to get the best out of the team but the more players available the more difficult choices there are. "But in a season where it has been Harvey, it has been Alisson, it has been Jota [injured] so hopefully they are all available now for the rest of the season but probably that [a fully fit squad] is never going to happen so that is why we need players like Harvey and Wataru [Endo], all these players, for the second half of the season because there will become a moment when we are definitely going to need them." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sky has slashed the price of its Sky Sports, Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle in an unbeatable new deal that saves £240 and includes 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said Monday. Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.” It will also be the first time that an adaptation of Homer’s saga will play on IMAX film screens. Nolan has been an IMAX enthusiast for years, going back to “The Dark Knight,” and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras. For “Oppenheimer,” the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed. Nolan hasn’t said specifically what the new technology for “The Odyssey” will be, but earlier this month he told The Associated Press that they’re in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production. “They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,” Nolan said. “It’s wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible.” “The Odyssey” will be Nolan’s second collaboration with Universal Pictures following “Oppenheimer,” which earned nearly $1 billion at the box office and won the filmmaker his first Oscars, including for best director and best picture . Rumors about his next project have been swirling ever since, with near-daily speculations about plot — none of which turned out to be true — and casting. While there are many reports about actors joining the ensemble, none has been officially confirmed by the studio. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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