Super Powers
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Superman at 80: How two high school friends concocted the original comic book hero
Pop culture, personal tragedy and heroic persistence all played a role.
Brad Ricca, The Conversation
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A new bill on public health emergencies allows for dubious restrictions of citizens’ liberties
The Public Health Bill allows government authorities to enter houses, examine and treat people during an emergency but does not mention patient consent.
Menaka Rao
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The mesmerising story of Annie De Montford, a 19th-century hypnotist and ‘psychological star’
The Mesmerist’s slide into oblivion seems strange.
Christopher Green
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Watch: Can humans have superpowers? (No, but you can still be Batman)
'Without a cap, I don't see how it is going to work,' science educator Bill Nye tells the kid who asked.
Scroll Staff
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Female Thor knocks out anti-feminist villain – but this isn't the coup it seems
Marvel Comics’ response to the idea that the ‘damn feminists are ruining everything’ leaves something to be desired.
Nicola Streeten Plowman, The Conversation