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Quote of the day by Charles Baudelaire, “Always be a poet, even in prose”— how the 1857 publication of Les Fleurs du mal continues to shape modern creativity in 2026Quote of the day: Charles Baudelaire’s quote of the day, “Always be a poet, even in prose,” shows why his 1857 Les Fleurs du mal still infl...- Quote of the day by Walt Whitman, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows....” Why the “Father of Free Verse” believed that by looking toward the light, the shadows of doubt and the past naturally recedeQuote of the day by Walt Whitman, “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman remains the de...
- China cracks down on stories about men in love, female fans mourn idealised romancesChina's government is intensifying its crackdown on Danmei, a popular same-sex romance genre. Writers face interrogation and arrest, while ...
- 'Cleaned Out', 'A Frozen Woman': 5 books that give a glimpse into Annie Ernaux's lifeErnaux won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday.
- Ireland celebrates 'Bloomsday' to mark centenary of James Joyce's 'Ulysses'This week fans will don period dress to celebrate their annual commemoration.
- Poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who helped launch the Beat movement, passes away at 101A month shy of his 102nd birthday, Ferlinghetti died due to lung disease.
- With landmark judgements, outgoing CJI Dipak Misra to leave behind a formidable legacyThe tenure of CJI Misra, who retires next week, at the helm of India’s judiciary has been tempestuous.
- Google celebrates feminist Urdu author Ismat Chughtai's 107th birth anniversary with doodleThe doodle celebrates the life and works of the grande dame of Urdu fiction.
- Jaipur: An incongruent landscape with lit fest at one end & Karni Sena at the otherJaipur is a tapestry of different cultures,” said Iyer. But the protests outside the heavily fortified festival venue painted a different c...
- Hugh Hefner: Poster boy of the grown-up worldHugh Hefner's death, at a very adult age of 91, provides us the opportunity to pay homage to a man who demystified sexuality by putting it ...
- Why CBFC refused to certify Malayalam film 'Ka Bodyscapes'The board shows how obdurate, out-of-date and homophobic it is as it refuses to certify Jayan Cherian’s Malayalam film 'Ka Bodyscapes'.
- Want to get your 'Bloody Good Book' published for free? Readers will decideIndia's first crowd-curated eBook publishing platform has found a unique solution for promising writers struggling to get published - get r...
- Won't talk about intolerance, look what happened to others: Karan Johar at Jaipur Literature FestivalThe filmmaker says that India is a tough country where speaking about your personal life can land you in jail.
- How Bombay's status as an erotic entrepot got a big boost during World War IIThe expletive-laced All India Backchod comedy show is only the latest tryst of Mumbai with obscenity. The first goes way back to the 18th c...
- Missing Nigerian schoolgirls start second month in captivityMore than 200 schoolgirls began their 2nd month as Boko Haram hostages as intl powers ramped up efforts to track down the Nigerian Islamist...
- Blocking porn sites would cause greater harm: Centre to Supreme CourtAppearing before a bench headed by Justice B S Chauhan, Additional Solicitor General K V Vishwanathan submitted that blocking all such webs...
- Gains of partition: Many Pakistani-origin artists have contributed to India’s cultural heritagePost-partition Saadat Hasan Manto & Sahir Ludhianvi crossed borders; while Manto’s literary career nosedived in Lahore and he took refuge i...
- Thatspersonal.com: A start-up online shop for adult products by senior corporate executivesThe unique selling proposition of the online shop is its stress on keeping secret the identity of the buyer.
- Politics, culture and obscenityEven in the best of times, politics and literature share a troubled relationship.
- Convergence Bill review to recast content panelWith developments on the conditional access system (CAS) regime unfolding, broadcasters have stepped up their efforts to shift the focus on...
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