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The last of the surviving film poster boys
FilmIn Rajajinagar in Bengaluru, the remanants of yesteryear posters stand tallDivya Karthikeyanchinappa23x2.jpgInstagram / Namma_KarnatakaIn a photograph, reams of light play on the surface of freshly...
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The versatile Urvashi who can make you laugh and cry all at once, a salute
CinemaUrvashi's acting is as natural as breathing.Sowmya Rajendranurvashi screenshot shruti tv youtube 2 750x500 (1).jpgScreenshot/ Shruti TV I once saw actor Urvashi at the Chennai airport and smiled...
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Could a Chicago Cubs win in World Series Baseball trigger armageddon? One...
SportsNo team in sports has inspired better literature than the hapless Chicago Cubs.Chicago_Cubs_Facebook.jpgFacebook/Chicago CubsChris Lamb, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis WP...
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Four reasons why listicles and clickbait are killing real journalism
MediaListicles assume the public wants information in quick hits and “prefers mindless fluff and trivia over hard news”.Man_newspaper_reading3x2.jpg Sean Dodson, Leeds Beckett University In July 2016,...
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This Deepavali, get down to playing the glorious Indian traditional board games
TraditionPagade, Chaduranga, Paramapada Sopanam and many more!Veejay SaiA Pagade Game from Kavade in Bangalore-compressed.jpgDiwali is here! And that brings us to the end of yet another financial year....
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Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
FearWhy are we so afraid?monster-compressed.jpgImage for representation/ Courtesy: i.ytimg.com By Leo Braudy, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Fear...
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Why Rudhra from 'Kodi' is unlike any female villain you've seen before in...
CinemaSurprise! Trisha doesn't wear "modern" clothes, loud make-up or seduce the hero.Sowmya RajendranTrisha_Kodi.jpg (Spoilers ahead) Deepavali release "Kodi" packs a surprise - a top heroine,...
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'What will people think?' How families force victims of sexual violence to be...
Sexual Harassment Families often care more about "honour" than the victim's welfare.Sowmya RajendranSexual assualt.jpgFamily, in India, is sacred. And a woman who chooses to be single is often told...
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Less is more: Minimalist posters celebrate the essence of a film
FilmsBlogs and pages curating minimalist posters are on the rise.kammatipaadam_minimalist_cover.jpgSrinad KandathBy Gayathri Anuradha Y Films are known to be elaborate visual affairs. And while such...
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Actor Karthik Kumar’s confessions are a refreshing take on the film industry
Films Taken for a 'cheap' and 'disrespectful' ride in cinema, actor Karthik Kumar calls it quits.TNM StaffKarthik_Kumar_Facebook3x2.jpgFacebook/ Karthik Kumar In a refreshingly honest Facebook post...
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Have you seen moralistic porn? These sex shows on Tamil TV channels will...
TV ShowsThe female anchors wear racy clothes and speak in innuendo but you aren't allowed to masturbate.Sowmya Rajendranshakeela show.jpg Have you heard of moralistic pornography? This appears to be a...
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What if Kanaga in ‘Karagattakaran’ had behaved like the typical male artist...
SatireMale artists get away with bad behaviour because they're geniuses...but what if they'd been female?Sowmya Rajendrankanaga.jpgModern CinemaI was watching the latest Karan Johar magnum opus "Ae Dil...
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I breathe better and freer in India: French author Jean Echenoz
LiteratureThe author said he stays for long periods in India, especially in the South.IANSJean Echenoz.jpgBy Mudita Girotra Heaping praise on India and its culture, prominent French author Jean...
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Choosing the gaze: Why survivors of gender based violence do fashion pageants
Fashion PageantsPageants objectify women, but some walks down the ramp turn the gaze on its head.Sowmya RajendranReshma Qureshi.jpgOn Tuesday, Mukhtar Mai walked the fashion runway in Karachi,...
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The 'FollowMeTo' couple revisited India, had a traditional wedding and shot...
On their second trip to India they shot at the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra and at the Amer Fort in Jaipur. TNM Stafffollow me to 750x500.jpgmuradosmann/InstagramThe famous "Follow Me To" couple was...
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Sequels are hard to pull off: What makes Suriya's 'Singam' films click?
CinemaThe right proportions of the new and old, besides getting the pop formula right.Sowmya Rajendransuriya singam 2 DN 750x500.jpgIn Hollywood, sequels are fairly common, especially in genres like...
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DiCaprio's documentary calls for a green future, but his vision isn't radical...
EnvironmentDiCaprio tells a story that pins humanity’s hopes on cheaper, high tech renewable technologies, alongside political will.Leonardo_DiCapro_Before_the_flood_Facebook - Leonardo...
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How do children use the internet? We asked thousands of kids around the world
TechnologyIn many ways, children from very different countries share similar online interests. children-learning-phone_pixabay.jpgSonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science and...
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Review: 'Naruda Donoruda' falls short as a remake but is enjoyable nevertheless
Film ReviewSumanth delivers a convincing performance as a young man who donates sperm to make easy money.Sowmya RajendranNaruda Donoruda-compressed.jpgShoojit Sircar's 2012 romantic comedy "Vicky...
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Singer SPB swears by bariatric surgery, but is the weight-loss procedure...
Obesity India is reportedly home to the third-highest number of obese and overweight people. Monalisa Dasbathroom scale 750x500-compressed.jpgImage for representationBariatric surgery in India has got...
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