The senior BJP leader inaugurated a charitable hospital in the Sinhagad area here. Speaking on the occasion, he related an anecdote from the time when he was a minister in the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra. “A hospital named for late RSS chief K B Hedgewar was being inaugurated in Aurangabad. I was a minister […]
Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells celebrates Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore release with in-game events
Zynga, a global leader in interactive entertainment, has announced that Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells, its magical match-3 puzzle mobile game, will feature a special in-game series of events to coincide with the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ new film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, which is now playing in theatres worldwide. Fans are […]
Action Thriller ‘Agent Game’ Trailer with Jason Isaacs & Mel Gibson
Action Thriller ‘Agent Game’ Trailer with Jason Isaacs Mel Gibson by Alex Billington March 7, 2022Source: YouTube “We’re next…” “Well, get ready.” Saban Films has released an official trailer for an action thriller film titled Agent Game, another one of these direct-to-video-esque action movies they’re churning out dime-a-dozen of these days. A CIA officer finds […]
Harry Potter retains the magic in shorter, but still spectacular, new show
As Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy, Ben Walter and Nyx Calder keep the buddy story between two bullied teens alive, funny and true. The adolescent vulnerability (and volatility) they bring to the roles are a pleasure to watch, even if this version resorts to needless dredging up of homoerotic subtext rather than the more tentative, […]
‘Jhund’ movie review: Beyond the walls of social divide
Providing a level playing field to invisible India, Nagraj Manjule’s Jhund takes us beyond the ‘wall of social divide’ to a ghetto where life is a struggle for survival. Inspired by the story of a real-life football coach Vijay Barse, who uplifted slum children through football and launched the concept of slum soccer, Nagraj has used his lived Dalit experience to make a sensitive statement on the need […]
Harry Potter Wizarding Wands event under an hour away from Surrey
A Harry Potter Wizarding Wands event has popped up at a shopping centre that’s under an hour away from Surrey. Reading’s Oracle Shopping centre was chosen to host the event that will see each wand light up. Each of the wands will illuminate in the evening from Wednesday, March 30 until April 5. A light […]
RSS leader Sreenivasan hacked to death in Palakkad
On Friday, SDPI leader Subair was hacked to death at Elappully. SDPI has accused RSS for the murder. However, it is unclear if the attack on Sreenivasan is in retaliation for this.
‘Harry Potter’ off royal book list amid JK Rowling transphobia claims
JK Rowling has been excluded from a 70-strong book list designed to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The “Harry Potter” author’s first book in the series was rejected in favor of a less well known work, a judge said. Rowling has faced accusations of transphobia in recent years. Over 3 million people read Morning Brew […]
‘Hello, Bookstore’ Docu Trailer About a Book Shop in Massachusetts
‘Hello, Bookstore’ Docu Trailer About a Book Shop in Massachusetts by Alex Billington March 28, 2022Source: YouTube “Look at the smile on that guy’s face – he found a book.” Greenwich Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for an indie documentary titled Hello, Bookstore, which first premiered at a few film festivals last year. In […]
From the scrolls of Alexandria to kindles: our love affair with books
Emma Smith’s enchanting book about books borrows its title from Stephen King, who describes them as “uniquely portable magic”. Smith is a professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford, a bookish environment if ever there was one, and in Portable Magic she celebrates not only the history and evolution of books, but their function […]