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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

Netflix: The best hidden gem originals you might have missed, from Big Mouth to Money Heist

With the streaming platform stepping up its original film and TV show content, it can be hard to keep track of the best. Alexandra Pollard picks out the gems that might have slipped through the cracks 

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022

Netflix: The best hidden gem originals you might have missed, from Big Mouth to Money Heist

With the streaming platform stepping up its original film and TV show content, it can be hard to keep track of the best. Alexandra Pollard picks out the gems that might have slipped through the cracks 

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

Netflix: The best hidden gem originals you might have missed, from Money Heist to Big Mouth

With the streaming platform stepping up its original film and TV show content, it can be hard to keep track of the best. Alexandra Pollard picks out the gems that might have slipped through the cracks 

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022