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Start the week with a film: In Korean comedy ‘Cobweb’, cinema weaves an inescapable web
Scroll· 1 day agoKim Jee-woon’s film-within-a-film is a frantic, fun-filled ode to the madness involved in filmmaking. The 2023 movie from the director of The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and I< ...
The free libraries of India telling stories of hope
Indian Express· 1 day agoHere, children are always running about with toys and books, reading stories to each other and connecting them to their own lives. There are endless...
Navigating the India maze with Prayaag Akbar’s ‘Mother India’
Tribune India· 2 days agoLike in his critically acclaimed debut novel ‘Leila’, Prayaag Akbar fuses the art of storytelling and the craft of commenting in his second. Although the age-old metaphor ...
Geeta Bali stardom, Amritsar to Bombay
Tribune India· 2 days agoLike a typical heroine of yesteryear, Geeta Bali’s real life story, too, reads like a script of her black and white films. During their trips to other countries, Geeta — born Harkirtan Kaur ...
Book Box | Meet award-winning mystery writer Angie Kim
Hindustan Times· 2 days agoMy aunt told me she learned a lot of English by reading novels, writing down phrases and memorising...
Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan Joins Doctor Who's Cast For Christmas Special Episode - News18
News18· 2 days agoDoctor Who has recently unveiled the first look of its upcoming Christmas Special at the San Diego...
Can a poem be adapted into a video game? Here’s what I learned from trying
Scroll· 2 days agoFrank Herbert’s novel Dune (1965) has been adapted into more video games than movies. The same is true of Terry Pratchett’s popular Discworld series (1983-2015), while Harlan ...
How to talk to a child when a parent is sick
Livemint· 2 days agoLast week, in the face of a medical emergency, I spent Friday afternoon drowning in paperwork. It was hard to fathom what was more agonising—the pain...
'How to save 100% income tax': Udipi analyst's three-step formula goes viral. Watch
Business Today· 2 days agoSome viewers suspect a catch, while others humorously predict government intervention to close this loophole.
A fruit fit for emperors: The history of mangoes in India
Indian Express· 2 days agoAccording to historian Sohail Hashmi, the flower of the mango is said to trigger love and was...