Life And Art
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How can art help us understand climate change?
Seeing differently is not aesthetic distraction. It is necessary for knowing and solving.
Ajay Gandhi
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Meet the real Frankenstein: pioneering scientist who may have inspired Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley’s diaries reveal that in 1814 she attended a lecture that Andrew Crosse, 'thunder and lightning man', delivered in London.
Stuart Prior, The Conversation
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Instagram had a medieval equivalent – and it’s making a comeback
From princes to pornographers, emblem books wowed 16th century Europe with their coded meditations on the meaning of life.
Laurence Grove, The Conversation
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Drug war capitalism in Mexico and the novels of Don Winslow
Recent events in Mexico's drug war could easily have been depicted in Don Winslow's twin novels 'The Power of the Dog' and 'The Cartel'. Drug war capitalism is, at times, stranger than fiction.
Adam Morton, The Conversation
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What Don Quixote has to say to Spain about today’s immigrant crisis
Over 500 years ago, first Jews and then Muslims were expelled from Spain. This summer, Spain's Parliament invited the former back but not the latter. Here's what Cervantes might say to his countrymen.
Patricia E Grieve,The Conversation
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The deep influence of the A-bomb on anime and manga
In the wake of the atomic bombs, a number of Japanese animators would question mankind's relationship with technology.
Frank Fuller, The Conversation
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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How Jaws kicked off our 40-year love affair with sharks
The celebrated movie inspired a generation of marine biologists to go in the water.
Christopher Bird, The Conversation
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The Mad Men are gone from your screens, but what of the mad women?
Struggling to claim their rightful place in a world dominated by males, the women of the iconic TV show had their own unique stories too.
Arunima Mazumdar
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Farewell Mad Men – how America has regressed since the age of Don Draper
In some significant ways, Americans have fewer avenues for advancement than the characters of Mad Men do.
Sarah Miller Davenport, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Why House of Cards is a victory for Vladimir Putin
The West's most popular political drama has finally started taking Russia seriously – a measure of how much Putin has changed the game.
Cristian Nitoiu, The Conversation
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Bollywood songs that explain Marx, Plato and string theory
Hindi film tunes are a handy guide to understanding philosophy.
Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
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Thirty years after Sikh carnage, Boston playwright underscores truths about victimhood and violence
A dramatic production of a long poem about the anti-Sikh riots recalls the pogrom.
Beena Sarwar
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver