Fiction
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The rise, fall and resurrection of horror fiction in American popular entertainment
In the late 1960s, the genre had reached unforeseen levels of mainstream cultural prestige and commercial profitability in the United States.
Ali Alizadeh, The Conversation
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The German book of ghost stories that inspired Mary Shelley to write ‘Frankenstein’
‘Frankenstein’ was born from a writing challenge and the book Shelley was reading at the time was ‘Fantasmagoriana’.
Fabio Camilletti, The Conversation
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Sorry, Will Self, your report on the death of the novel is (still) premature
The mourning is for ‘literary fiction’ rather than the form of the novel.
Katy Shaw, The Conversation
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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The Idiot
If Woody Allen were a female freshman at Harvard.
Scroll Staff
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Short Story: I Am A Hindu
As the temperature rises in India over conversion and reconversion, can fiction foreshadow fact?
Asghar Wajahat
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A Saki short story on his birthday: Mrs Packletide’s Tiger
We celebrate #ThrowBackThursday by bringing you a celebrated short story – set in India – by one of the world’s best-known short story writers. Hector Hugh Munro, alias Saki, was born on December 18, 1870.
Saki
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Before You Eat, There is Love
An excerpt from 'The Lovers and the Leavers', a novel in stories (and a few poems), by a Bangladeshi-American writer.
Abeer Hoque
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The Spirits of Shah Alam Camp
A poignant but chilling story set in a rehabilitation camp for survivors of a communal riot.
Asghar Wajahat
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The teenager’s dilemma: what to do when your best friend comes out
A 17-year-old girl learns unexpected things about the people closest to her, pitching herself into a crisis of conditioning.
Payal Dhar
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women exit in quarter-final after loss to Japan
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation