The fictional realm with its characters and situations provides me with a mechanism to cope with the challenges of the real world.
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‘Blonde’ Is Marilyn Monroe Abased All Over Again
Based on Joyce Carol Oates’s novel, Andrew Dominik’s film ignores the assertive and hardworking real-life Marilyn Monroe and instead gives us a lurid tale of perpetual victimisation.
Kanye May Not Like Books, but Hip-Hop Fosters a Love of Literature
A hip-hop artist and scholar says that while rap stresses the oral tradition, the music is also rife with references to a rich range of literature that spans the globe.
‘Vikram Vedha’ Is a Compelling Retelling of the Vikram Betal Fable
The action packed film raises moral questions about good and evil.
‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Is Dull Female Gothic Aided by Scandal
Director Olivia Wilde’s 'Don’t Worry Darling' is a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes celebrity scandal, helping to keep an otherwise forgettable film in the public’s consciousness.
Unwombing the Mind: A Review of Kala Ramesh’s ‘the forest i know’
Poet Kala Ramesh's book of tanka verses offers a unique vision into the compound experience of womanhood.
How I Reunited the Most Important Documents in English Theatre History for the First Time in 200 Years
For centuries fragments of one of the most important documents about early English theatre have been scattered around the world.