Popeye and Tintin enter the public domain in 2025 along with novels from Faulkner and HemingwayPopeye can punch without permission and Tintin can roam freely starting in 2025. The two classic comic characters who first appeared in 192...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
View: US politicians have it wrong; Immigrants make America stronger and richerNegative views of immigration's economic impact are wrong; foreign-born workers have contributed to America's success. The U.S. labor force...
06 Feb, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89Momaday died Wednesday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher HarperCollins announced. He had been in failing health.
30 Jan, 2024, 04.06 PM IST
Unveiling Bari's Secret: The enigmatic resting place of Saint NicholasExplore Bari's connection to Saint Nicholas, delving into the city's 1,000-year-old tale of safeguarding the revered saint's remains. Uncov...
11 Dec, 2023, 09.42 PM IST
Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck passes away at 80According to reports, Gluck succumbed to cancer. Apart from being an eminent poet, Gluck was also a poetry professor at Yale University.
14 Oct, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
'The Butler' author Wil Haygood wins Dayton Literary Peace Prize'The Butler' is based on the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents at the White House.
17 Aug, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
Translation, the new (benign) colonialismTranslating quality contemporary literature in Indian languages into other Indian languages, English, Mandarin, Spanish, etc - languages wh...
27 May, 2022, 11.44 PM IST
Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa to return home after receiving Covid treatmentLlosa went in for treatment last week following "complications caused by coronavirus".
25 Apr, 2022, 04.32 PM IST
Latin American literary giant Mario Vargas Llosa hospitalised due to Covid-19The Nobel Laureate's writing explores universal themes often set outside his native Peru.
23 Apr, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
Bob Odenkirk's memoir, 'Finding Me' by Viola Davis & other non-fiction books you need to read this seasonHere's the spring preview of non-fiction books from current events to history.
10 Apr, 2022, 10.09 AM IST
View: Can America be Hindu Holy Land?If Mormon Christians can turn America into a Holy Land, can Hindus do the same? Can America be what Savarkar called ‘punya-bhoomi’? Savarka...
28 Nov, 2020, 09.53 AM IST
More than nine lakh people speak in Hindi in US, says Indian diplomatHappy to note that Hindi is spoken and taught widely in the US, Amit Kumar, Charge d' Affairs, Indian Embassy, said in his remarks during t...
17 Jan, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
Over 1,100 letters written by TS Eliot to muse unveiled for researchDating from 1930 to 1957, the letters are the largest single series of Eliot's correspondence.
02 Jan, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
2 Indo-American among hundreds of writers sign online petition against Donald TrumpOther names signing the petition are Stephen King, David Eggers, Amy Tan, Junot Diaz and Cheryl Strayed who oppose Trump's candidacy for Pr...
25 May, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
Underdogs take the helm at tech startupsPriyadarshi Lahiri now leads the development of cutting-edge technologies at Ed-GE Networks, an HR analytics firm that analyses resumes by ...
04 Feb, 2016, 09.10 AM IST
Jaipur Literature Festival announces first US eventOver 100 authors, thinkers, poets and performers have been lined up to participate in the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival at Boulder in Colo...
09 Jul, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
- Foreign language courses boom in US
Foreign language courses are booming on American college campuses, a new study finds, with enrolment in Arabic more than doubling from 2002...
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