Good morning. The trailer for Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Gladiator II has renewed a debate about what characters in English-speaking films set in the ancient world should sound like.
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August 13, 2024

Good morning. The trailer for Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Gladiator II has renewed a debate about what characters in English-speaking films set in the ancient world should sound like. In today’s must-read piece, Sarah Bond unpacks why many viewers still expect on-screen Ancient Romans to have British accents — and what that says about collective assumptions of historical identity.

As the Olympic Games come to a close, we celebrate the tournament's unsung heroes: the photographers who capture the hilarious facial expressions of divers in mid-air and underwater.

There’s more, including Harlem’s largest public art show to date and a look at artist Lita Albuquerque’s life and career amid the restaging of her pivotal 1978 landwork.

— Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor

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Why Do We Expect Ancient Romans to Have British Accents in Movies?

Most of the objectors to Denzel Washington’s accent are men who think too much about the Roman Empire. Here’s how the accent has changed throughout cinema. | Sarah E. Bond

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Lita Albuquerque’s Longing for Tunisia

The prolific artist recreated her 1978 landwork “Malibu Line” on the site of her former family home in June, marking a new chapter in her fictive, cosmological oeuvre. | Tina Barouti

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