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A tale of rebellion, power and self-discovery beyond Eden

Readers that only know Shinie Antony for her witty, often whimsical, pieces in the national newspapers would be amazed at her expertise in the Old Testament, Septuagint, the Hebrew Bible, the Synoptic Gospels and Apocryphal, Jewish magical and Kabbalistic sources that did not find their way into the Biblical canon, apart from her striking eloquence for female assertion and empowerment. Her learning is combined here with an evocative and vigorous, even uncompromising, writing style.

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Dizzying predictability: The American duopoly

During the election of 2016, I observed that “Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the two most hated people in America. One of them is going to be our president.” Such is the chokehold that the Democrats and Republicans (or the “duopoly” as some call it) have on American political life.

A mother-child Halloween gala event

Celebrations become worthwhile when moments and memories are shared with friends and family. Embracing this sentiment, Five and Dime hosted an exciting ‘Mother-Child Halloween’ gala event on 26 October, transforming the evening into a fun-filled wonderland.

Problematising fidelity, desire and marriage: 25 Years of Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut

Identified initially as an erotic thriller, Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut (1999), foregrounds marriage and infidelity as central motifs to explore the fragile nature of trust, desire and psychological barriers within relationships.

Meiyazhagan on Netflix underlines male bonding without usual melodrama

C Prem Kumar, who gave us that captivating 96 with Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha, has now dropped his latest, a pre-Diwali release, Meiyazhagan, now on Netflix.