Literary writer Lil Bahadur Kshetri passes away

1 month ago

Kathmandu, March 14 — Literary writer Lil Bahadur Kshetri has passed away at the age of 92.  Kshetri, a permanent resident of Assam, India, breathed his last at Guwahati...

Washington Post cartoonist quits after Bezos satire is rejected

4 months ago

Washington, January 5 — A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a cartoon satirical of its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. ...

Former President Bhandari launches UML Vice Chair Pokharel’s new book

4 months ago

Kathmandu, January 3 — A book titled "Aama, Sapana ra Taraharu," translated in English as "Mother, Dream, and Stars," written by senior vice-chairman of the CPN (UML), Ishwar Pokharel, has been launched....

South Asia International Book Fair underway in Kathmandu (photos)

4 months ago

Kathmandu, January 2 — The second South Asia International Book Fair is currently taking place at Bhrikuti Mandap in Kathmandu. The event, titled "South Asia International Book Fair...

Glass bottle art exhibition tees off at Nepal Academy (photos)

4 months ago

Kathmandu, December 31 — A glass bottle art exhibition by artist Bibushan Tamrakar, organized by the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, has begun. The exhibition started on Monday at the...

Bikash Gurung's book on dance and drama launched

4 months ago

Kathmandu, December 17 — A new book titled “Nritya Tatha Natya Adhyayan” (Dance and Drama Studies), written by film director Bikas Ghale Gurung, has been officially launched. The book was unveiled...

Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year

4 months ago

By LINDSEY BAHR  A movie shot in first person sounds like a gimmick. Part of the magic of filmed storytelling is accepting that something can be from someone’s point...

Christopher Nolan on ‘Interstellar’s’ cosmic success 10 years later

4 months ago

By Lindsey Bahr (AP) — The hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.” ...

Harry Potter first edition book sells for £36k

5 months ago

Christine McCulloch had watched author JK Rowling being interviewed on Blue Peter with her son, Adam, and daughter, Rachael before buying the book. (Rare Book Auctions) Staffordshire, November 28...

Blank pages

5 months ago

Let me tell you a tale Of how incapable I am of telling tales I go over my usual repertoire Nothing too fancy   But...

The Substance to Anora: The 10 films getting the biggest early Oscar buzz

6 months ago

BBC News, November 9 — These are the films generating the most excitement ahead of awards season, from Demi Moore's body-horror comeback to the return of Ridley Scott's swords-and-sandals epic. ...

Wicked to Gladiator II: 12 of the best films to watch this November

6 months ago

BBC Culture, November 2 — From the big-screen debut of a musical theatre classic to the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's Roman epic, these are the films to see this...

Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague’s beguiling new novel

6 months ago

By ANN LEVIN (AP) — Americans love road trips. Or at least American writers love them as metaphors of self-discovery. In Anna Montague’s beautiful, beguiling and slightly bonkers debut novel, “How Does...

'Gunyucholo' selected in US photo film market

6 months ago

Kathmandu, October 17 — Nepali film 'Gunyucholo' featuring the story of a gender minority transgender character has been selected in the prestigious photo film market in the United States. ...

Six books to help understand the US and its politics

6 months ago

(Credit: Bloomsbury Press, University of California Press, W W Norton & Company) From the pursuit of happiness to the economy – in the run-up to the election, here are...