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The Fate Of 'America's First River' Is The Focus Of A New Film Series

Home to America's 'First River,' the Hudson region of New York has a well-earned reputation as the birthplace of the country's environmental movement. From the early Hudson Ri...

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Second Scout Film Festival Hits Stowe This Weekend

Those darned whippersnappers and their smartphones and television screens! Don’t they know that back in the day, we read books for entertainment! We went out and played ...

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Women Writers Face Major Hurdles, Especially In Best Selling Genres

Sci-fi and mystery authors speak out about inequality in these male-dominated fields.You’ve probably read the stats: books by women are being reviewed more and more by p...

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Shraddha, Alia, Parineeti Stand In To Support Animals

Bollywood's young actresses like Shraddha Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, are known to be animal lovers. While Shraddha owns a pet dog 'Shyloh', Alia pets a cat 'Edward'. The actresses...

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Maggie Q On A Quest To Save Elephants With The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

US Actress and wildlife campaigner Maggie Q (Nikita, Divergent, Designated Survivor) has been in Kenya with leading conservation charity The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DS...

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Why Fashion Needs Cultural Appropriation

Appropriation can be a force for good, creating a cultural exchange and enriching the available vocabulary for creatives of all types. In the age of social media, criticism ca...

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9 Other Superheroines Who Need Their Own Movie Adaptations

This week, director Patty Jenkins made history. She became the first woman director to head up a summer blockbuster ― a big-budget sector of the film industry typically rese...

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Is Menstrual Blood Really Impure? A Scientific Take On Myths & Facts

We as a species are yet to unravel the necessity to menstruate (and in turn procreate) as we do, as often as we do, and for as long as we do. This indeed is a difficult conund...

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10 Year Old Launches Clothing Line To Combat Colourism

A 10-year-old girl has created a clothing line to help challenge colourism. Kheris Rogers, from Los Angeles, was bullied a lot at school for her skin colour, which affected he...

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This Indian Toy Inventor Has Made Science Fun & Sustainable For Over 30 Years

Tin Tanker, Stretchable Stomach, Coconut Creature and Buckling Basket - alliterations are not the only thing Arvind Gupta is a maestro at. For over 30 years, this Indian scien...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Veenapani Chawla’s chance encounter with Naseeruddin Shah culminated in the birth ...

January 13 2026

THOUGHT FACTORY: LISTENING IS THE NEW LOOKING

For years, we were trained to look, writes Vinta Nanda. Now, we are learning to listen&m...

January 12 2026

THOUGHT FACTORY: PREGNANT RECALLS!

Writer Aparajita Krishna weaves memory, cinema, politics, motherhood and moral courage i...

January 11 2026