A classicist breaks down the complicated truth behind the mythological figure—and what the conversation surrounding her is missing.
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What Did Helen of Troy Look Like? That’s the Wrong Question to Ask.
Lupita Nyong’o plays the Spartan queen in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The worst kind of people are furious over it.
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Nadira Goffe
Furore over Lupita Nyong'o's Helen in Nolan's Odyssey is about beauty standards, not Homer
Lupita Nyong’o’s Helen in The Odyssey: What happens when the 'face that launched a thousand ships' gets to speak?
Christopher Nolan got his Helen of Troy casting exactly right
The tech billionaire lashed out at director Christopher Nolan and questioned the filmmaker’s “integrity.”
The actor reminded people of a simple fact about the source material.
Lupita Nyong’o has dismissed backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, calling it a…
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is the talk of the town, and so is his Helen, Lupita Nyong'o, as armchair classicists argue that…
The Oscar winner pushes back on Elon Musk and others slamming her Helen of Troy casting.
The world’s richest man can’t stop posting about how Lupita Nyong’o was chosen to play an imaginary woman
