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5 days ago

How 'The Twits' Adapted Roald Dahl's Dark Comedy - and Changed Its Macabre Ending

Roald Dahl made his career writing children's books that dared to be mean (yes, sometimes in rather unfortunate ways). Across almost 20 novels, the British author spun fantastical tales with unsentimental wit, infusing his work with darkly morbid humor, blithe child endangerment, rotten and antagonistic adults, and a willingness to occasionally laugh at the misfortune of others. And no other work of Dahl's gets more pitch-black than "The Twits," a thin, acidic little text about deeply repugnant people.
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1 week ago

The Twits review Americanised Roald Dahl is gruesome in all the wrong ways

The Netflix adaptation severely distorts The Twits, replacing Dahl's dark humour with clumsy politics and forced messages of empathy.
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5 months ago

Susan Wagner High School brings 'Matilda the Musical' to life: PHOTOS

The Susan E. Wagner High School's performance of 'Matilda the Musical' highlights local talent and creativity in community theater.
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