Arts

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

3 days 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

1 week 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

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(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...

South Korea's Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize

2 weeks ago

Han Kang is the author of International Booker prize-winning novel The Vegetarian. (Getty Images) Stockholm, October 10 — South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in...

Wag the Dog to All the President's Men: 10 of the best films about US presidential elections

2 weeks ago

The tension is building in the race for the White House – and that tension runs through Hollywood's most gripping political dramas, comedies and documentaries. The current campaign may...

Himalayan International Expo kicks off in Bhrikutimandap (pictures)

3 weeks ago

Kathmandu, October 4 — The "Himalayan International Expo" has started at Bhrikutimandap in Kathmandu from Thursday. The organizers stated that the expo aims to support the globalization of Nepali handicraft...

Movie Review: ‘Folie à Deux’ reckons with ‘The Joker’

3 weeks ago

By Jake Coyle Let’s put on a happy face, at least to start, for “Joker: Folie à Deux.” If there’s one undeniably compelling thing about both Todd Phillips’ divisive 2019...

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan says 'it's good to be back' after award win

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Abu Dhabi, September 30 — Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has told fans "it's good to be back" after winning the best actor award at the International Indian Film Academy...

Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at Italy art show opening

1 month ago

"Porcelain Cube" by artist Ai Weiwei is pictured after being destroyed by a man during the exhibition opening of "Who am I?" in Bologna, Italy on September 20, 2024. (Genus Bononiae...

Arundhati Roy's first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September

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New York, September 22 — Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her mother. Scribner announced Friday that the...

Prachanda highlights role of cultural warriors

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Kathmandu, August 27 — CPN Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" has emphasized the significant historical role of cultural warriors in inspiring political and social change. Speaking at...

Missing Henry VIII portrait spotted on X by eagle-eyed art historian

2 months ago

An art historian has identified a missing portrait of King Henry VIII after spotting it on social media. British fine art researcher Adam Busiakiewicz was idly scrolling on X...