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The boozy, glamorous world of publishing parties
1 week, 4 days ago

The boozy, glamorous world of publishing parties

Live Mint  

There would be plenty of boozy lunches, I was told. “Your most important KRA will be to meet three new potential writers every week," my boss had told me at the outset. Then there were the festival parties, especially the daily drinks and dinner at Clarkes Amer hotel during Jaipur Literature Festival, to say nothing of the exclusive gatherings hosted …

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How the mid "Skeleton Crew" makes us nostalgic for the wretched "Star Wars" holiday specials of yore
2 weeks, 2 days ago

How the mid "Skeleton Crew" makes us nostalgic for the wretched "Star Wars" holiday specials of yore

Salon  

Since the first “Star Wars” blasted a hole in popular culture we've been gifted a few unforgettable Christmas-adjacent stories. The only true “Star Wars Holiday Special," bequeathed to Generation X, centered its celebration on Life Day, a tradition of Chewie's home planet of Kashyyyk. Anyway, now there’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” a new series about four pre-teens whose humdrum life …

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EXCLUSIVE | Netflix's 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein 2' actor Tahir Raj Bhasin: 'The show is an ode to the sensational writing the cinema of the 90s used to have and...'
3 weeks, 4 days ago

EXCLUSIVE | Netflix's 'Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein 2' actor Tahir Raj Bhasin: 'The show is an ode to the sensational writing the cinema of the 90s used to have and...'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the actor spoke about the pulpy ode to the Hindi cinema of the yore, the transition from vulnerable to evil, and lots more Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 2, released last Friday on Netflix, continues to captivate audiences with its gripping blend of crime, love, obsession, and murder. At the heart of the series …

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Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution
1 month, 1 week ago

Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution

NPR  

Small fossil has big implications for bird brain evolution toggle caption Stephanie Abramowicz / Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. "They're beautiful, but they're all like roadkill," says Luis Chiappe, a paleontologist and curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The newly discovered species is a …

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Stop Sharing 'Goodbye Meta AI' Chain Messages On Instagram
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Stop Sharing 'Goodbye Meta AI' Chain Messages On Instagram

Huff Post  

Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty There is a popular "Goodbye Meta AI" message on Instagram that is spreading false information right now. So far, this “Goodbye Meta AI” legal notice has been shared hundreds of thousands of times by not just typical social media users, but also musicians, actors and athletes like James McAvoy, Julianne Moore and Tom Brady, because Instagram’s …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Yves du Manoir - an old guard stands tall amidst the wave of modernity
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Yves du Manoir - an old guard stands tall amidst the wave of modernity

The Hindu  

Yves du Manoir, the centre stage of Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s farewell Games, is steeped in Olympic history for a century. It was the stadium that saw the making of the legend of Flying Finn Pavo Nurmi, who ran seven races in six days despite the polluted air and heatwave to claim five gold medals. Also known as Stade Olympique, …

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To learn 'The Truth About Dragons,' go on a quest through this kids' book
4 months, 4 weeks ago

To learn 'The Truth About Dragons,' go on a quest through this kids' book

NPR  

To learn 'The Truth About Dragons,' go on a quest through this kids' book Hanna Cha / Henry Holt and Co. A little boy goes on a quest — into two very different forests — to discover the truth about dragons. “You must put your favorite cloak around your shoulders and your sturdiest boots upon your feet,” Julie Leung writes …

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No cash, only gifts in kind
5 months, 1 week ago

No cash, only gifts in kind

The Hindu  

In the days of yore, a wedding gift was simple. That done, a one-rupee coin was added: ₹101 was the standard wedding gift since time immemorial. At the next wedding, this time in the donor’s family, the exact amount was tendered as his gift. This mutual give-and-take, accurate to the penny, ensured you stayed rooted to the dictum: “Neither a …

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Black baseball players of yore get their due, at last
6 months, 1 week ago

Black baseball players of yore get their due, at last

Hindustan Times  

“GREAT NEGRO-LEAGUE stars have stood on those very grounds,” says Bob Kendrick, head of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, about Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey. Black and brown athletes played there when Major League Baseball did not allow them to do so alongside white players. Visiting legends like Josh Gibson, often called the “Black Babe Ruth”, wowed fans. Josh …

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The Constitution, a surprise entrant in poll battlefield
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Constitution, a surprise entrant in poll battlefield

The Hindu  

The Chakkipat neighbourhood of Agra in Uttar Pradesh was adorned with flags of B.R. The proximate trigger was the BJP’s declaration of “400 paar” and remarks, by some leaders, early in the campaign, that total electoral domination in this election would empower the BJP to change the Constitution. Historian Rohit De’s book, A People’s Constitution, offers a powerful account of …

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DR MAX PEMBERTON: We need more female doctors in the NHS... but there is a downside
7 months, 2 weeks ago

DR MAX PEMBERTON: We need more female doctors in the NHS... but there is a downside

Daily Mail  

Does the sex of your doctor matter? Having said that, I was fascinated by the results of a study carried out by UCLA and published in the journal Annals Of Internal Medicine, which found the death rate for female patients treated by women doctors was lower compared with those treated by male physicians. The UK, US, Canada, Europe and Japan …

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‘Wealth Redistribution’: Rahul’s Congress Stuck in a Time Warp, Treading the Disastrous Mao Path - News18
7 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Wealth Redistribution’: Rahul’s Congress Stuck in a Time Warp, Treading the Disastrous Mao Path - News18

News 18  

The tragedy of the Congress is that the more Bharat changes with time, the more it remains stuck in a time warp. So, as the Congress currently finds itself on the back foot on the issue of ‘wealth redistribution’, especially after Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it an election issue, the party could have done well to recall the …

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Bridal parties are increasingly choosing wellness retreats over boozy benders
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bridal parties are increasingly choosing wellness retreats over boozy benders

The Independent  

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Letters to The Editor — March 27, 2024
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — March 27, 2024

The Hindu  

Ceasefire call With the United Nations Security Council passing the resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramzan, one hopes for an end to the bloodshed and for greater sense to prevail. J. Radhakrishna Kurup, Ettumanoor, Kottayam, Kerala Though silent on the culpability of Hamas for the dastardly attack on Israel on October 7, triggering immense suffering for Palestinians, the …

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Qurratulain Hyder: A writer of a divided world
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Qurratulain Hyder: A writer of a divided world

Live Mint  

March is Women’s History Month. As she said in a tribute to fellow Urdu writer Anis Kidwai, shortly after the latter’s death, “The keepers of social equality committed a grave injustice against capable women writers by compartmentalising literature into categories of ‘men’s’ and ‘women’s’ literature.” Hyder’s literary as well as personal legacy is one of the many reasons that makes …

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‘Gold-yielding’ agrarian islands or booze haven of yore?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Gold-yielding’ agrarian islands or booze haven of yore?

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Kadamakudy, often referred to as the ‘Kuttanad of Ernakulam’, is known for its serene beauty. “People used to caution ‘kadannal kudungi’, meaning ‘trapped, if crossed’, because of poor accessibility until recent times. Benjamin V A, councillor of Valiya Kadamakudy, believes the name evolved from ‘kadaloora kudy ‘ or ‘kadal mukkavarude kudy ’. Another amusing local lore is that the …

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California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again
10 months, 1 week ago

California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying again

LA Times  

It was a decade ago when California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags, ushering in a wave of anti-plastic legislation from coast to coast. “Basically what happened is that plastic bag companies invented these thicker plastic bags that technically meet that definition of reusable but are clearly not being reused and don’t look like …

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E-cruises for Ayodhya, Kashi flagged off promoting inland waterways
11 months, 2 weeks ago

E-cruises for Ayodhya, Kashi flagged off promoting inland waterways

Hindustan Times  

Sarbananda Sonowal, the union minister of ports, shipping, waterways and AYUSH, flagged off two electric-powered cruise vehicles from Kolkata to Ayodhya and Kashi on Monday. Dayashankar Singh, minister of state for transport of Uttar Pradesh, however, mentioned that the first meeting of the Inland Waterways Development Council in Kolkata took place on board the vessel MV Ganges Queen at the …

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‘Kadhikan’ movie review: Jayaraj’s film on Kathaprasangam is a good effort that falters in certain parts
1 year ago

‘Kadhikan’ movie review: Jayaraj’s film on Kathaprasangam is a good effort that falters in certain parts

The Hindu  

The story of a storyteller! Starring Mukesh in the lead role as Chandrasenan, a star Kathaprasangam artiste who has fallen into obscurity, the movie is in part a homage to the art form that has vanished from popular stages. Mukesh lives the role and some evocative scenes of Chandrasenan’s performances of yore throw light on the reach and popularity of …

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Review: ‘The Other Black Girl’ uses humor and horror to tackle workplace racism
1 year, 3 months ago

Review: ‘The Other Black Girl’ uses humor and horror to tackle workplace racism

LA Times  

Racial inequity, duplicitous bosses and toxic office politics are the backdrop for a larger mystery that unfolds across 10 episodes of Hulu’s light-hearted yet poignant series “The Other Black Girl.” Adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ novel of the same name, the half-hour comedy, horror, mystery series premiering on Wednesday follows nerdy Nella Rogers, the only Black female employee at New …

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Letika Saran, first woman DGP of Tamil Nadu, shares memories of Madras
1 year, 3 months ago

Letika Saran, first woman DGP of Tamil Nadu, shares memories of Madras

The Hindu  

Letika Saran, IPS is comfortably ensconced in a chair at Amethyst’s Wild Garden Café. The girl who was raised in a tea garden in Munnar and topped her career path as the first woman to be appointed Chief of the Tamil Nadu Police in 2010, seems quite at home in the sage green veranda of the cafe, crowded with palms …

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Bruce Springsteen turns back the clock—and stops it
1 year, 5 months ago

Bruce Springsteen turns back the clock—and stops it

Hindustan Times  

Just a “One, two, three, four” and he was off, barely pausing for breath and gathering energy over the three electric hours of his show. Recent lyrics are crowded with the shades of dead bandmates: “You count the names of the missing as you count off time,” Mr Springsteen sings in “Last Man Standing”. In “The River”, which these days …

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Pasoori, profits and a push for original art
1 year, 5 months ago

Pasoori, profits and a push for original art

Hindustan Times  

The new Pasoori song — just like other superhit Bollywood adaptations of indie songs of yore such as Bheegi Bheegi Yaadein or Aadat or even Jugni before it — is a masterpiece. Let this introduction, however, not lull you into believing that the new Bollywood version of the Ali Sethi rendition for Coke Studio Pakistan is a good work of …

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Sachin Pilot reveals BIG move involving CM Gehlot ahead of Rajasthan polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Sachin Pilot reveals BIG move involving CM Gehlot ahead of Rajasthan polls

Live Mint  

Rajasthan Congress unit has seen days of yore with its two most important leaders in recent times fighting causing an almost rift in the party. In the latest reported development of the same, for Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and ex-Rajasthan Congress President Sachin Pilot in an interview with PTI has said he ‘buried the hatchet’ with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok …

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