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Alternative Entertainment

Grindmill Songs: Worlds Largest Archive Of Folk Songs

In the opening sequence of Gauri Shinde’s film English Vinglish, lyricist Swanand Kirkire’s opening verse in rustic Marathi is a breath of fresh air, given the ...

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Hollywood

Girls Was A Great Show About Failure

Failure is the bread and butter of HBO's Girls. Other TV programs about women and friendship— Broad City, Sex and the City, even Orange Is the New Black—tend to...

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TV

Afternoon Is The New Prime Time

Doordarshan has already been there and done that. In the mid-90s, the mandarins at Mandi House came up with an unprecedented move to create an Afternoon Prime Time, wherein...

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Gender

Liberia's Female Entrepreneurs Rebuilding Economy

Liberia has seen better days. Three years ago, the tiny African country faced the worst Ebola epidemic of all time, resulting in more than 11,000 deaths across it and its n...

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Festivals

Exclusive: Clip From Shola Amoo's Film On Gentrification

Having premiered at London Film Festival last year to rapturous applause from critics, A Moving Image is finally reaching cinemas across the country. Shola Amoo directorial...

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Bollywood

Happy To Be Part Of The Change: Sonakshi Sinha On Female Roles In Bollywood

“We are moving in a direction where films are being made with female protagonists, and it’s really exciting because, finally, good and amazing roles are being w...

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Hollywood

13 Reasons Why: Does It Really Glamorise Suicide?

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions – and for many, that seems to be the case with Selena Gomez’s new television series, 13 Reasons Why. Cri...

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LGBT Themes Mere Add On To Kollywood's Ribaldry

Last month, New York-based Malayalam filmmaker Jayan Cherian found himself exchanging heated barbs with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) through statements to...

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Human Rights

The Feminist Side Of Sweatshops

Compared to the post-industrial prosperity Americans enjoy today, “sweatshops” seem inhuman. But there is another side to the story. Strange as it sounds, there...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Train - First Class Delivery For Women's Rights At Belfast's MAC

The issue of women's reproductive rights in 1970s Ireland doesn't immediately suggest 'musical comedy' - yet this is the path taken in The Train with delightful ease. After...

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