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Brain teaser: This tricky question decided the fate of candidates in an HR round. Can you solve it?

Brain teasers often appear in job interviews, testing candidates' creativity and quick thinking. Curious, we asked the others what happened.” The ‘chapati’ question Singh shared the “tricky” question posed to the imaginary candidates: "One magic happens, and you, your father, your wife, your child, your friend, and your dog all get hungry at the same time. Singh added with humour, …

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6 days, 14 hours ago

Sleuthing through Bengaluru: Crime writers unveil the city’s hidden narratives

The Hindu

The tree-studded city of Bengaluru, not surprisingly, is a character in the stories of three of the city’s best-loved crime authors — Harini Nagendra, Harish Vasudevan, and Unmana. Sleuthing in a saree For instance, ecologist and author Harini Nagendra’s The Bangalore Detectives Club series etches a semi-fictional history of the city, offering a peek into 1920s Bangalore. City on their …

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1 week ago

Why Penrith is proudly embracing the mythic panther as a survivor and protective figure

ABC

In Penrith and the lower Blue Mountains, every second person has a story about the mythical panther: a fleeting glimpse of a large creature, a suspicious paw print, an animal carcass in a tree, or simply a sense of being watched. "I find when you mention the panther, you've got two camps," Bilpin artist Regina Walter says. Featuring headlines like …

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1 week ago

The White Lotus season 3 release date is sooner than you think

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Season three of The White Lotus will debut on 16 February on Max and takes place in …

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1 week, 2 days ago

AUS vs IND: Why are Stormtroopers in attendance at the Gabba Test?

India Today

The third Test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane has been nothing short of electrifying, but it’s not just the on-field drama that has grabbed attention. A group of fans dressed as Stormtroopers from the iconic Star Wars franchise—dubbed the “GabbaTroopers”—stole the spotlight, adding a unique flair to the action-packed game. Stormtroopers, the fictional soldiers serving the …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Star of iconic 90s comedy blockbuster looks unrecognizable on VERY rare sighting in LA... can you guess who?

Daily Mail

This Dutch actor famously played an iconic role in a '90s comedy blockbuster. On Tuesday, he was pictured on a rare outing in Los Angeles, as he stopped by Trader Joe's The seven-foot-tall star also starred in the television series Twin Peaks and had a guest role in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He famously starred as Lurch in the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Death in Paradise star Ardal O’Hanlon reveals ‘gruelling’ element of the BBC crime drama

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Death in Paradise star Ardal O’Hanlon has reflected on the …

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The book behind Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is a masterpiece of magic realism - here’s why I love it

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Published in 1967, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Crime: I was attacked. It made the news. Then came the Law and Order episode.

Slate

Until 2010, I had never watched a full episode of Law & Order. As the episode progressed, I watched Sarah walk through a messy crime scene and wonder aloud why her apartment had been trashed by CSI, like I had; put on a performative face to fulfill her commitments, like I had; kiss her older boyfriend who was a musician …

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1 week, 5 days ago

A Holocaust novel zigzags through fact and fiction to memorialize a Polish teenager

LA Times

Book Review The Rest Is Memory: A Novel By Lily Tuck Liveright: 144 pages, $24.99 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. A black-and-white photograph of a pretty young girl with a bruised lip, a striped uniform and a numbered tag adorns the cover of Lily …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Real-life ‘Succession’: What is the latest Murdoch family drama all about?

Al Jazeera

Disagreements over the ownership of the Murdoch Family Trust have led to a legal battle. In a 96-page opinion, the commissioner found that the pair’s plan to change the terms of the trust was a “carefully crafted charade” to “permanently cement Lachlan Murdoch’s executive roles” of the empire, without considering the implications it would have on the other three children’s …

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2 weeks ago

Doing the 'write' thing

China Daily

Courage, talent and determination help award-winning author to overcome challenges "When I was 8, a doctor predicted that I wouldn't live past 20. But now I'm here, at 29, happy with my life," says Ma Jun, the youngest laureate of this year's Junma Awards for Ethnic Literature in the prose category. He started to think about following Shi's spirit: He …

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2 weeks ago

HBO show ‘Succession’ sparked real-life Murdoch legal drama: report

Raw Story

A real-life legal drama involving Rupert Murdoch’s trust was reportedly sparked by the hit HBO series "Succession," which gave audiences a glimpse inside the fictional world of a family dynasty and the ensuing power struggle among its members. Murdoch’s plan to change his family’s trust to give full control of the Fox News empire to his son Lachlan, who is …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Firstpost At Red Sea 2024 | Olivia Wilde: When young girls say they love movies, they are told they should be actresses but…’

Firstpost

The American actress and director spoke about what inspired her to be a filmmaker while growing up in a household of journalists American actress and director Olivia Wilde was one of the speakers at the ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival 2024. They want to see stories about abusive power.” Wilde added, “I love the idea of using fictional storytelling …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He received a text from an …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Island Novel About Sentinelese Tribe Draws Criticism for Ethical Concerns

The Hindu

Published : Dec 06, 2024 19:58 IST - 4 MINS READ In November 2018, a 26-year-old American missionary, John Allen Chau, made headlines when he ventured into the forbidden North Sentinel Island in the Andamans and got himself killed at the hands of what many call “the world’s most isolated” indigenous people, the Sentinelese. In Saraf’s fictional story, the Anthropological …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Dancing with meat cleavers, devoted to an extreme fictional religion and Covid conspiracies while living off the grid: The two university-educated parents who starved their son and buried him in garde

Daily Mail

Share or comment on this article: 39 shares When Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah was arrested, she was so thin and frail she had to be taken by wheelchair to the waiting police car. Tai, 42, and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, 43, are pictured on their wedding day When Abiyah fell ill with the symptoms of a cold, the couple treated him with natural remedies …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Fight erupts in crowd during Mariah Carey Christmas concert

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A fight broke out during …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Melbourne: The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

CNN

CNN — Sydney or Melbourne? The iconic Pellegrini’s on Bourke Street and Mario’s in the Fitzroy neighborhood are the best old-school hangouts, while Market Lane helped lead the way in bringing Melbourne’s modern-day coffee scene to the masses. “It’s a three-day process,” says Reid, speaking about how her team crafts what has been dubbed the best croissant in the world. …

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3 weeks ago

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in ‘Neighbours,’ retires due to cancer

Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The producers of “ Neighbours,” which is set on fictional Ramsay Street in suburban Melbourne, used social media to confirm Smith’s departure. “The way the residents of Ramsay …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden claims Hunter charges were politically motivated. Here are what the facts show

LA Times

In announcing that he was pardoning his son Hunter in two federal cases, President Biden said the criminal charges “came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election.” The president’s claim that the cases were politically motivated — which his son’s camp has long asserted — has been met …

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Wicked star Marissa Bode calls out ‘aggressive comments’ on her character's disability: ‘Please be kind’

Hindustan Times

Wicked star Marissa Bode is calling out ‘very gross’ comments that has come to her attention surrounding her character Nessarose’s disability in the film which released in theatres November 22. The actor took to TikTok where she said that not liking the character is okay but jokes about her disability are “deeply uncomfortable.” Marissa Bode at the Los Angeles premiere …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

'Storyteller' Trump’s 'fictional' border claims tell us how he operates: ex-GOP lawmaker

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump’s social media flex this week involving questionable claims that Mexico agreed to close the U.S.-Mexico border is a preview of how the White House will operate in the next four years, according to a former Republican congressman. “Donald Trump is a fictional president who is a storyteller and a pied piper whose followers will believe whatever he …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Book Review| Weena Pun’s ‘Kancchi’: A Captivating Tale of a Mother’s Search for her Missing Daughter in Nepal

The Hindu

Published : Nov 27, 2024 10:28 IST - 5 MINS READ One dark November morning in 1995, Maiju surreptitiously escorts her 16-year-old daughter down the slippery, rain-drenched slopes of Torikhola in Nepal to help her catch a bus to her aunt’s house in Pokhara. “The age apsaras are when they are sent to lure wise old sanyasis out of their …

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Brain teaser: This tricky question decided the fate of candidates in an HR round. Can you solve it?

Sleuthing through Bengaluru: Crime writers unveil the city’s hidden narratives

Why Penrith is proudly embracing the mythic panther as a survivor and protective figure

The White Lotus season 3 release date is sooner than you think

AUS vs IND: Why are Stormtroopers in attendance at the Gabba Test?

Star of iconic 90s comedy blockbuster looks unrecognizable on VERY rare sighting in LA... can you guess who?

Death in Paradise star Ardal O’Hanlon reveals ‘gruelling’ element of the BBC crime drama

The book behind Netflix’s One Hundred Years of Solitude is a masterpiece of magic realism - here’s why I love it

Crime: I was attacked. It made the news. Then came the Law and Order episode.

A Holocaust novel zigzags through fact and fiction to memorialize a Polish teenager

Real-life ‘Succession’: What is the latest Murdoch family drama all about?

Doing the 'write' thing

HBO show ‘Succession’ sparked real-life Murdoch legal drama: report

Firstpost At Red Sea 2024 | Olivia Wilde: When young girls say they love movies, they are told they should be actresses but…’

Jeremy Hunt is fighting for his place in history – and the Tories’ future may depend on it

Island Novel About Sentinelese Tribe Draws Criticism for Ethical Concerns

Dancing with meat cleavers, devoted to an extreme fictional religion and Covid conspiracies while living off the grid: The two university-educated parents who starved their son and buried him in garde

Fight erupts in crowd during Mariah Carey Christmas concert

Melbourne: The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in ‘Neighbours,’ retires due to cancer

Biden claims Hunter charges were politically motivated. Here are what the facts show

Wicked star Marissa Bode calls out ‘aggressive comments’ on her character's disability: ‘Please be kind’

'Storyteller' Trump’s 'fictional' border claims tell us how he operates: ex-GOP lawmaker

Book Review| Weena Pun’s ‘Kancchi’: A Captivating Tale of a Mother’s Search for her Missing Daughter in Nepal