The Talking Typewriter There is a funny bit in Linwood Barclay’s A Noise Downstairs, where a man has to explain to his son what a typewriter is, because, looking at the noisy …
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How To Catch A Terrorist This intelligence officer finally corners the man he has been tracking; he has been warned that pursuers are on the way to the location, but …
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All’s Well In Botswana It’s been twenty years and nineteen books—neither Alexander McCall Smith’s Botswana, nor his “traditionally built” heroine, Precious Ramotswe, have changed much. In the latest No. 1 Ladies …
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Bade Miyaan Deewane This week’s release De De Pyaar De is about an older man falling in love with a much younger woman. In most Indian films, older actors romance younger and …
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De De Pyaar De—maybe marginally less misogynistic than Luv Ranjan’s earlier films– has been produced by him, and directed by Akiv Ali. It is supposedly a comedy about an older …
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Lucky Toby Tana French, best known for her Dublin Murder Squad series, has written a stand-alone novel The Wych Elm, a richly atmospheric and very spooky suspense tale placed in the midst of a …
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Dholakpur To China The character of Chhota Bheem, the ladoo-eating hero of Dholakpur, has a fan following among kids, and it always interesting to see what the Indian animation industry …
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It says nothing for our country’s education system, if students in an elite college in Dehradun, have no other dreams than to win dance and kabaddi competitions. Which would lead …
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Looking For Roots The Sindhis, known for their entrepreneurial skills, have spread all over the world to expand their businesses; but it was not too long ago that many of …
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There was a time, when Aunty was a word that expressed affection and respect towards women. All kids call their friends’ parents Aunty and Uncle, instead of the formal Mrs …