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Gender-Bending Shakespeare And Rough Magic In “The Tempest”

Eight times a week, in a rowdy, devastating, gender-bending production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, directed by Phyllida Lloy...

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7 Bollywood Biopics That Prove Women Can Do Anything

There are rarely any emotions or any roles that women fail to deliver with aplomb unparalleled. From being demure to being a fighter to being poetic to being a romantic to jus...

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Tom Petty Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year

Tom Petty was honored as MusiCares Person Of The Year at a star-studded event over the weekend. Among the stars who performed at the event were Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Don...

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Mumbai Youth Write Love Letters To The Elderly In A Thane Old Age Home For Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day may be considered the most romantic day of the year for some, but for others it becomes the loneliest. While young couples spend their day enjoying parks...

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Woodlands Film Festival Inspires Community Giving

As the inaugural Inspire Film Festival kicks off in The Woodlands next week, the event organizers and Interfaith of The Woodlands have joined forces to give the general public...

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The Revolutionary Journey Of Dalit Literature

We recently celebrated the 180th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and this makes for a good occasion to reflect upon Dalit literature and its political outcomes. Savitrib...

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Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ant...

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Leona Lewis Named Ambassador For MTV Staying Alive Foundation

MTV Staying Alive Foundation recently announced that its newest celebrity ambassador is the multi-award-winning and Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter Leona Lewis. “It ...

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Millennials And Myth Of Gender Equality

I recently ran into a former schoolmate around Raffles Place, and, after we exchanged the requisite pleasantries, he asked: "How come you're not wearing heels and makeup? Isn'...

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Oxford Film Festival Brings Over 150 Films In 5 Days

Priority line access, entrance into all films, parties, and green room plus entrance into special ticketed events. The VIP badge gives full access to all films, the green room...

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SUCHITRA SEN: THE STAR WHO CHOSE SILENCE

On her 12th death anniversary, Monojit Lahiri recalls the mystique, magnetism and unmatc...

January 22 2026

REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026