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Cyrus Broacha’s tribute to The Hindu Litfest 2024

How Cyrus survived his session at The Hindu Litfest 2024 by following the principles he applies to his marriage — keeping quiet for long periods of time, and interspersing the silence with “Sorry”

The Hindu

‘I don’t want to cry any more’: Russian sect in Canada to get historic apology

British Columbia to say sorry to Doukhobors for ‘injustices’ including residential schools that shattered pacifist community

The Guardian - US

Can't we send Trump into exile?

Tolstoy describes sending a defeated leader with no "human dignity" far, far away — and it sounds like a great idea

Salon

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What will you read on the beach this summer? We asked 6 avid readers

One of the best things about summer for the book-lovers among us is a beach towel by a strip of water … and time to lose yourself in another world. That might be a traditional beach read – typically a genre paperback with a propulsive plot – or an opportunity…

The Conversation

For the love of books

Commitment to reading helps calm the mind; learn how to carve out time for reading.

The Hindu

Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy

Controlling the narrative has long been crucial to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.

The Conversation

Nottingham city council wasn’t reckless. It was hollowed out by austerity

Other local authority bankruptcies have been explained away as special cases. But this one may become an all-too-familiar story

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Zaghari-Ratcliffe left The Handmaid’s Tale in her prison’s ‘secret library’

There have been protests in Iran over laws about what women can wear in public.

The Independent UK

32 reasons to love Poodles

They’re cute, companionable and have the most fantastic pompons, but what else makes Poodles the fifth most popular dog?

PetsRadar

Lost lions, heavy seals and long, long days ahead – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

Andrea Dworkin's Intercourse: the raw, radical critique of male power resonating with Gen Z feminists today

When Andrea Dworkin’s Intercourse hit the bookshops in 1987, it was extolled by Germaine Greer as the “most shocking book any feminist has yet written”.

The Conversation

Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun, Nihal can all become World champions: Boris Gelfand

Boris Gelfand, former World No. 3, is impressed by the respect Indian players give to their coaches. He finds D. Gukesh's depth of calculation, Pragg's feeling for the game, Arjun's creativity and Nihal's technique impressive. He believes they have a chance of becoming World champions. He also credits Netflix series…

The Hindu

5 best Prime Video miniseries to binge-watch this weekend

Check out these great miniseries on Prime Video that you can binge-watch over one weekend

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This vibrant Government school library in Tamil Nadu makes reading soulful

Butterflies light up the Writer Ku Alagirisamy Centenary School Library in Arachalur, TN, Started by Cuckoo Movement For Children

Zenger

NJ Jewish Farming Colony Archive Receives $100,000 Mellon Foundation Grant

In the early 1880s, 43 Russian Jewish families fleeing persecution settled in a small, rural section of southern New Jersey

The Conversation

What's behind our enduring fascination with wives and mothers who kill?

In March 2023, a Utah woman named Kouri Richins published a children’s book titled “Are You With Me?” which she characterized as an effort to help her three young sons process the loss of their father, who had died suddenly the previous year. Presenting herself as a concerned mother and…

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I watched War and Peace (finally) and am hooked on Paul Dano's brilliance as Pierre

Paul Dano shines in this awesome adaptation of War and Peace

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Faculty worry about Texas A&M’s future after controversies over higher ed politicization

The university has been rattled by two cases in which university officials were apparently rushed into making faculty employment decisions due to political pressure.

The Independent UK

Anger grows in Ukraine's port city of Odesa after Russian bombardment hits beloved historic sites

In just a week, Russia has fired dozens of missiles and drones at the Odesa region of Ukraine, hitting the historic city center that had been largely spared since the beginning of the war

The Guardian - AU

I did my PhD in Hollywood action films – here’s why Mission: Impossible is the best

The series has come to be characterised largely by Tom Cruise’s spectacular stunts – but what sets them apart are Ethan Hunt’s very human qualities

Evening Standard

OPINION - West End Final: Poll in Standard puts Labour eight points ahead in Uxbridge

Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel Anna Karenina begins with one of the most famous sentences in literature: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I don’t know how true this statement really is, but it does seem to describe recent Conservative administrations rather well.

The Independent UK

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and got away with it

Reason

Before There Was Christian Nationalism, There Was Christian Anarchism

Rejection of the state and the use of lethal force can be found in the founding documents of Christianity.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A new Black Mirror episode had everyone joking about triple-checking terms and conditions they signed

We should probably start reading those 77-page contracts!

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