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Yann Martel: ‘I hate the rich people of this world – of which I’m one, because of Life of Pi’

The Canadian author on good writing advice from Martin Amis, his love for digging and getting rid of billionaires

The Guardian - AU

Trump's Illegal War in Iran Is Financed by Your Taxes. That's a Good Reason To Stop Paying Them.

If Congress will not deploy the power of the purse to restrain a lawless administration and an illegal war, then it falls to the public to do so.

Reason

Sarah Hall: ‘Everyone wangs on about Anna Karenina – I’ve never been able to finish it’

The author on being inspired by Michael Ondaatje and how Hilary Mantel helped her overcome her aversion to historical figure novels

The Guardian - UK

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Jessie Buckley makes Oscars history as she becomes first Irish best actress winner

The 36-year-old took home the award for her portrayal of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes

Evening Standard

Jessie Buckley dedicates Oscar win to ‘beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart’

The 36-year-old became the first Irish actress to win the prize, taking home the award for her portrayal of William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes.

The Independent UK

From TV talent show runner-up to Oscar favourite: Who is Jessie Buckley?

The Irish actress has already bagged a Bafta, Golden Globe and Critics Choice award for her role as the wife of William Shakespeare in Hamnet.

Evening Standard

Never too late: Delroy Lindo isn’t first Oscar star to be celebrated in golden years

OSCARS 2026: After a lengthy and acclaimed film career, the ‘Sinners’ star has finally been nominated for an Oscar at the age of 73. He’s still a decade younger than some first-time nominees, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

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Rooster's Creators Reveal Why They Burned The House Down And Why War And Peace Was Involved

I had to ask!

Cinemablend

The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

The Guardian - US

Making Tax Digital: are you ready for HMRC’s self-assessment shake-up?

Tax authorities warn sole traders and landlords to act, as the biggest change to self-assessment in decades looms

The Guardian - UK

11 Books About Forbidden Love to Read If You're Spending Valentine's Day Yearning

In these classics and contemporary, complex romances, the heart wants what the heart wants.

Marie Claire

Brazil’s Bolsonaro finds novel way to reduce 27-year sentence: reading books

Former president convicted for coup plot to take advantage of law that knocks four days off jail term for each book read

The Guardian - UK

Sir Tom Stoppard obituary: Iconic playwright lit up the screen with his humour and wit

Sir Tom Stoppard has passed away at the age of 88 but leaves a lasting legacy behind

The Independent UK

Tessa Hadley: ‘Uneasy books are good in uneasy times’

The author on Anna Karenina, the brilliance of Anita Brookner and finally getting Nabokov

The Guardian - UK

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Lady Newlove obituary

Former legal secretary who became a passionate and articulate advocate for the victims of crime

The Conversation

Kiran Desai’s first novel in nearly 20 years is shortlisted for the Booker. Last time, she won it

Kiran Desai’s surname was familiar to the world of literature when her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss, won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. Her mother, Anita Desai, was already an accomplished novelist, who had been nominated for the Booker three times. The Inheritance of Loss was hailed as…

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Man Visits To Introduce Baby Son, Is Met With A Full-Blown Intervention From His Mom

"My wife's phone and mine have been blowing up non stop with the family accusing me of being a 'drama queen' and hurting my mom's feelings."

Evening Standard

Companies ‘dishonestly’ supplied insulation to Grenfell Tower, High Court hears

Celotex and Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK are alleged to have been involved in an unlawful conspiracy.

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The Conversation

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

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“Men Writing Women”: 50 Times Male Authors Proved They Know Next To Nothing About Women (New Pics)

Who wants to play "Her breasts were breasting breastily" bingo?

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Dainik Bhaskar joins the smear campaign against MP’s rural changemakers

Imagine waking up one morning to find your name splashed across a newspaper – not for your work, not for your ideas, but branded as a villain in a story you never got to tell.

The Conversation

Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine is a Hindu mandala

The 19th-century novelist Honoré de Balzac was Catholic, French to the core and obsessed with the material details of French society. Yet there is something profoundly Hindu in the way he sought to understand the world.

The Conversation

Caught on the jumbotron: How literature helps us understand modern-day public shaming

The scene at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts on July 16 was steeped in irony.

The Guardian - UK

Optimists share similar brain patterns when thinking about the future, scans show

Positive thinkers are ‘literally on the same wavelength’, say Japanese researchers

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17 Unusual Things That Famous People Did

Stars shine brightly and beautifully from afar. But once you get closer..

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