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Calicut Book Club to chronicle Kerala’s cultural history of 50 years

Celebrating 50 years of cultural history in Kozhikode, the Calicut Book Club plans to publish a compilation of articles.

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2024

The Cancer Finishing School by Peter Goldsworthy review – a personal story told with remarkable objectivity

The doctor-writer’s account of being diagnosed with, treated for and recovering from myeloma is rich and compelling

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2024

Husband Suspects Wife Of Cheating With A Gay Friend, Sets Up Cameras To Prove It

"I’m gay. I have a male fiancé. I have pride stickers all over my car." The post Husband Suspects Wife Of Cheating With A Gay Friend, Sets Up Cameras To Prove It first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 14, 2024

Mom Gets Kicked Out For Not Taking The Hint That Her Son And DIL Want Alone Time

Wife loses it when mother-in-law won’t leave her and spouse alone for 9 days in a row after they were apart for 2 months. The post Mom Gets Kicked Out For Not Taking The Hint That Her Son And DIL Want Alone Time first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 13, 2024

Barbara Megson obituary

Other lives: Historian and author who liked to research everyday lives and unsung organisations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

“Everyone Freaked Out”: Company Loses Client After Forcing Lead Engineer Out Of Her Dress

After being told to go home and change her outfit, this software engineer maliciously complied and ruined an important meeting for her company. The post “Everyone Freaked Out”: Company Loses Client After Forcing Lead Engineer Out Of Her Dress first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Mar 13, 2024

DC reveals its Pride 2024 plans: a new special, a tribute to Rachel Pollack, two graphic novels, and a whole lot of covers

The DC Pride 2024 special is just the beginning of this year's releases

GamesRadar · Mar 13, 2024

Poet Liz Berry’s The Home Child wins Writers’ prize book of the year

Anne Enright triumphs in fiction category for The Wren, The Wren and Observer art critic Laura Cumming wins non-fiction with Thunderclap: A Memoir of Life and Art and Sudden Death

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Paul Alexander, forced into an iron lung by polio in 1952, dies at 78

"More than anything, I believe he would want others to know they are capable of great things," Alexander's friend Christopher Ulmer told NPR.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2024

In 'Unshrinking,' a writer discusses coming out as fat and pushing back against bias

Kate Manne tried to shrink her body for years before embracing her size as part of a "natural, normal human variation." She says the fight against fat phobia must start in the doctor's office.

WEKU · Mar 13, 2024