The Latest Breaking News from Leo Tolstoy

The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

The Guardian - US · Feb 28

Making Tax Digital: are you ready for HMRC’s self-assessment shake-up?

Tax authorities warn sole traders and landlords to act, as the biggest change to self-assessment in decades looms

The Guardian - UK · Feb 21

11 Books About Forbidden Love to Read If You're Spending Valentine's Day Yearning

In these classics and contemporary, complex romances, the heart wants what the heart wants.

Marie Claire · Feb 13

Kiran Desai’s first novel in nearly 20 years is shortlisted for the Booker. Last time, she won it

Kiran Desai’s surname was familiar to the world of literature when her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Her mother, Anita Desai, was already an accomplished novelist, who had been nominated for the Booker three times. The Inheritance of Loss was hailed as…

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2025

Man Visits To Introduce Baby Son, Is Met With A Full-Blown Intervention From His Mom

"My wife's phone and mine have been blowing up non stop with the family accusing me of being a 'drama queen' and hurting my mom's feelings."

Bored Panda · Oct 10, 2025

Companies ‘dishonestly’ supplied insulation to Grenfell Tower, High Court hears

Celotex and Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK are alleged to have been involved in an unlawful conspiracy.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2025

“Men Writing Women”: 50 Times Male Authors Proved They Know Next To Nothing About Women (New Pics)

Who wants to play "Her breasts were breasting breastily" bingo?

Bored Panda · Sep 16, 2025

Dainik Bhaskar joins the smear campaign against MP’s rural changemakers

Imagine waking up one morning to find your name splashed across a newspaper – not for your work, not for your ideas, but branded as a villain in a story you never got to tell. 

Newslaundry · Sep 5, 2025

Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine is a Hindu mandala

The 19th-century novelist Honoré de Balzac was Catholic, French to the core and obsessed with the material details of French society. Yet there is something profoundly Hindu in the way he sought to understand the world.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2025