Jhanvi Kapoor fondly remembers Sridevi on her first death anniversary

It’s been a year since we lost the legendary actress, Sridevi. Her untimely death was a shocker. On February 25, 2018, India woke up to t...

#MeToo inspires novelists to write about the struggles of women

Female writers stirred by the #MeToo movement have explored challenging themes such as rape, gas lighting and exploring in this year’s mo...

Two is Company

There has been, after Stieg Larsson’s ‘Girl’ books, a proliferation of kickass heroines. Crime fiction was never short of fem...

Short stories that will make your day

“The journey of a lifetime starts with the turning of a page.” – Rachel Anders.

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Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Wang Quanzhang sentenced in China

A court in Tianjin, a city in northern China has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to 4 1/2 years in prison for subversion...

In the Eye of a Storm

Three Pines is the magical village Canadian writer Louis Penny has created as a setting for her novels featuring the cop Armand Gamache. Her be...

Barbara Stanwyck: A Star from Hollywood’s Golden Age

Hollywood’s Golden Age screen legend Barbara Stanwyck worked with and alongside some of the greatest directors and actors of her time, st...

The Circle of Life

In an age when there is so little thought given to the past, a new Marathi play makes a case for preserving memories.

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Lady Gaga and Glenn Close tie for the top spot at the Critics’ Choice Award 2019

Critic’s Choice Awards, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, California, ‘Best Actress’, Lady Gaga, Glenn Close, Read More