In Boston’s Needham suburb, Chechnya echoes everywhere
Boston, April 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Echoes of Chechnya are everywhere at this small suburban Boston homestead.
The Tea-house project: Kolkata’s Chinatown set for revival (Feature)
Kolkata, April 23: Discussions and debates in quaint Chinese tea houses over simmering cups of green tea in the snaking lanes of Kolkata’s Chinatown may soon be a reality.
Super-smelly cinema is here, and I’m off (The Funny Side)
Extreme smelliness is the next big thing in movies.
Finally, a cure for terminal laziness! (The Funny Side)
A scientist has invented angle-changing glasses for people suffering from a terrifying modern disease: terminal laziness.
Acid attacks: New law hikes punishment, but doesn’t help victims
New Delhi, April 7: Four sisters, in their 20s, were injured when two men on a motorcycle sprayed acid on them with a pichkari or spray gun in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district on April 2.
Half the world missing from international TV news (The Funny Side)
I was watching the international TV news the other day when I realized something huge was missing: there was no mention of the Eastern half of the world, home of 60 percent of the world’s population.
Puppet theatre: Ancient art form redefined (Cultural Trend)
New Delhi, April 4: Puppet theatre as creative entertainment has become integral to contemporary performances in the last few years drawing new legions of viewers to its fold in redefining an ancient art form – believed to have originated in India – to address new cultural needs.
Shades of Indian contemporary erotica: A growing genre (Literary Trend)
Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, April 3: Erotica as a genre of literature is still the flavour after the success of “50 Shades of Gray”, an erotic novel by British author E.L.
Short stories reprise in age of Internet, attention deficit (Literature Trends)
New Delhi, April 2: The magic of a story told in 2,000 words in returning to the bookshelf in this age of reality television, Internet and short attention spans.
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