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Amol Palekar: Box office result shouldn’t be the only yardstick to judge a film’s quality

Amol Palekar, actor-director of Hindi and Marathi cinema, said he cannot relate to the current trend of films being judged based on their box office numbers. Speaking at The Hindu Lit for Life Dialogue at Christ in Bengaluru, the filmmaker said a box office result isn’t the ultimate yardstick to analyse a movie. Money is important, but it’s not everything …

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Pamela Anderson's son reveals why her Baywatch typecasting caused him to push her to reinvent her career

Daily Mail

Pamela Anderson's son Brandon Thomas Lee spoke out about how he made it his mission to help his mother shift her narrative from sex symbol to human being - and to aid her in following her dreams. Pamela - who got her start in Playboy magazine and then became a household name thanks to her role as CJ Parker on …

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Molly-Mae Hague's candid confession about sex life with ex-fiancé Tommy Fury is unearthed - after the trailer for her new documentary was released

Daily Mail

Molly-Mae Hague's candid confession about her sex life with her ex-fiancé Tommy Fury has been unearthed - after the trailer for her documentary was released. Molly-Mae Hague's candid confession about her sex life with her ex-fiancé Tommy Fury has been unearthed Molly-Mae's revelation came after the trailer for her documentary was released on Wednesday 'And it was causing me so …

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5 days, 17 hours ago

Opinion: Why travel and suffer through LAX, flights, lost luggage? Here’s one good reason

LA Times

As an L.A. native and a professional traveler, I know getting a ride to LAX is rarely fun. What keeps me going — even more than opportunities to, say, swim with stingless jellyfish in Kakaban Island, Indonesia, or see a 380-foot Buddha statue near Monywa, Myanmar — is that nothing quite compares to the magic of unexpected connections that travel …

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New on Shelves: A portrait of the Gujaratis, the Delhi model explained, a military memoir and more

Live Mint

Portrait of a community Gujaratis around the world carry a checkered reputation for their sharp entrepreneurial instinct and unique cultural richness. The Gujaratis: A Portrait of a Community, by Salil Tripathi, Aleph Book Company, 744 pages, ₹1,499 A military memoir Lt Gen YK Joshi, decorated with the Vir Chakra, is one of the most respected strategists in the Indian Army. …

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard explains why her engagement to Ken Urker fell apart in new memoir

The Independent

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RFK Jr. Reportedly Makes Phone Calls To Push Key Appointment For Family Member

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making phone calls to push for the appointment of his daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy to deputy director of the CIA ― while he faces uncertain confirmation as the Health and Human Services secretary, Axios reported Tuesday. Fox Kennedy perhaps sealed her father-in-law’s support by managing his independent campaign for president. Fox Kennedy …

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BOOKS | Interview with Andre Aciman, Author of My Roman Year

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 18:40 IST - 7 MINS READ Andre Aciman is obsessed with the passage of time, the persistence of memory, and the longing for a home that does not exist. As a writer, you’re constantly exercising your memory and trying to resurrect things or excavate them. They are the people that I make fun of in …

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Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 08:48 IST - 4 MINS READ The mundane life of Islamabad seen through the lens of an Indian woman diplomat presents interesting flavours. Ambassador Ruchi Ghanashyam’s book An Indian Woman in Islamabad 1997-2000 attempts to capture it through casual conversations with her friends and acquaintances during her posting. An Indian Woman in Islamabad By Ruchi …

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Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid best-selling book of the year on Amazon UK

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. Read our privacy policy Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid was the best-selling book of the year on Amazon’s …

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The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 15

LA Times

James by Percival Everett An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson The fifth book in the bestselling epic fantasy series Stormlight Archive. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne The “Braiding Sweetgrass” author on gratitude, reciprocity and community, and the lessons to take from the natural world. The Message by …

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"I've always been a gambler": Jeff Daniels on his career and inventing his unique musical memoir

Salon

"There was an intervention," Jeff Daniels recalls. My agent had called me a couple of years ago and said, "You're the only actor who doesn't have a podcast." You've said, "People ask me, why haven't you written a memoir?" To have lasted and to come across a fellow actor who, you just have this look in your eye going, and …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Family fosters UK-China ties for 3 generations

China Daily

Jack Perry Jr speaks at a leadership workshop for Chinese entrepreneurs in Cambridge, the United Kingdom, in October. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY 'Historic event' "We felt we had participated in a historic event from which we could all draw immense satisfaction," wrote Jack Perry Sr in his memoir. In his congratulatory letter, Xi pointed out that 70 years ago, …

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares how she shot down her mom with BB gun: ‘She was making me play Russian roulette’

Hindustan Times

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the woman whose life story amassed millions through documentaries and dramas, is stepping forward to share her perspective in her memoir, My Time to Stand. Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's memoir, 'My Time to Stand', co-written with Melissa Moore and Michele Matrisciani, details her abusive upbringing under mother Dee Dee Blanchard and her involvement in Dee Dee's murder. The memoir, …

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Filmmaker Subhash Ghai Updates Fans After Health Scare: 'All Is Well Now'

ABP News

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in the Bandra area of Mumbai on Saturday, has issued a public statement thanking his followers for their concern. He also said that “All is well now”, and that the health scare was majorly caused by his hectic stint at the recently concluded 55th edition of the International Film Festival …

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'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits

Raw Story

One of the primary targets for Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth is reportedly healthcare benefits for veterans provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. "We want to have full choice where veterans can go wherever they want for care," Shulkin recalled Hegseth saying in his memoir. And Shulkin pushed back on Hegseth's calls for privatization, telling him at the time: "Your …

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry ‘drifting apart’ as a married couple for this reason, claims Royal expert

Hindustan Times

What the royal expert claims In the report, royal expert Duncan Larcombe talked about the fact that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have limited their public appearances together and said, "I think they're just starting to pursue their own causes and aims. But I do think that the further they are apart in a professional and public sense, the more …

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An elephant’s memoir of the Nizam’s rule

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: I love museums for how they let you peek into the past — like a time machine but with air-conditioning. He was just the Nizam’s finance minister — basically, Nirmala Sitharaman with a shopping problem. Royalty gets palaces, and peasants get potatoes — if they’re lucky. The argument of whether Nizam’s rule was a boon or bane depends entirely …

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Review: Dalithan by KK Kochu

Hindustan Times

Kerala’s story is now part of folklore. Unlike many Pulayas and other Dalit castes who worked in the fields of the Namboodris, Nairs, and Syrian Christians — the dominant castes around whom the historiography and sociology of Kerala is built with even conflicts, disagreements and wars located around the arc of these three communities – Kochu’s father owned a piece …

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Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR

Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert Doechii, known as the "Swamp Princess," arrived at NPR HQ radiating confidence. Her declarative statement, "I'm everything," from "BOOM BAP" off her Grammy-nominated mixtape, ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL, was on full display in her Tiny Desk debut. While hip-hop remained at the core, she truly gave us everything: a jazz arrangement of "BOOM BAP," heavy rock …

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Taylor Swift’s $40 Eras Tour book is a smash hit despite typos and design blunders

The Independent

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Gregg Wallace dropped his towel in front of me during meetings, ghostwriter claims

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was just really revolting.” A statement from Wallace’s lawyers to BBC News said: …

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Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first weekend

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024. According to Circana, Swift’s “Eras Tour Book” sold 814,000 copies over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Circana tracks around 85% of the print market, but the “Eras” numbers are more precise: Swift sold the book …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Three Indians on BBC's 100 most inspiring women list: All about them

India Today

Three Indians have made it to the BBC's list of the 100 most inspiring and influential women worldwide for 2024. Wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, funerary rites pioneer Pooja Sharma, and social activist Aruna Roy are amongst 97 other influential women across the globe who are featured on the list. Indian Americans Sunita Williams, a NASA astronaut, and Sneha Revanur, a 20-year-old …

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Amol Palekar: Box office result shouldn’t be the only yardstick to judge a film’s quality

Pamela Anderson's son reveals why her Baywatch typecasting caused him to push her to reinvent her career

Molly-Mae Hague's candid confession about sex life with ex-fiancé Tommy Fury is unearthed - after the trailer for her new documentary was released

Opinion: Why travel and suffer through LAX, flights, lost luggage? Here’s one good reason

New on Shelves: A portrait of the Gujaratis, the Delhi model explained, a military memoir and more

Gypsy Rose Blanchard explains why her engagement to Ken Urker fell apart in new memoir

RFK Jr. Reportedly Makes Phone Calls To Push Key Appointment For Family Member

BOOKS | Interview with Andre Aciman, Author of My Roman Year

Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid best-selling book of the year on Amazon UK

The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 15

"I've always been a gambler": Jeff Daniels on his career and inventing his unique musical memoir

Family fosters UK-China ties for 3 generations

Gypsy Rose Blanchard shares how she shot down her mom with BB gun: ‘She was making me play Russian roulette’

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai Updates Fans After Health Scare: 'All Is Well Now'

'Massively disrespectful': Hegseth buried by veterans for plans to cut VA benefits

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry ‘drifting apart’ as a married couple for this reason, claims Royal expert

An elephant’s memoir of the Nizam’s rule

Review: Dalithan by KK Kochu

Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

Taylor Swift’s $40 Eras Tour book is a smash hit despite typos and design blunders

Gregg Wallace dropped his towel in front of me during meetings, ghostwriter claims

Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tie-in book is a smash, selling more than 800,000 copies in first weekend

Three Indians on BBC's 100 most inspiring women list: All about them