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Celebrate Salman Rushdie’s birthday with a look at why his novels still matter today. Bold, brilliant, and more relevant than ...
As Salman Rushdie's birthday scurries around the corner, take a walk through the cities, empires and myths of his fabulism. From Bombay to Bisnaga, follow a literary trail filled with history, ...
They were there to hear a talk by world-famous author Salman Rushdie, who has been living under death threats from Iran for more three decades after the publication of his book "Satanic Verses." ...
Raymond Lyttle would disappear into the wizardly world of Harry Potter any chance he could get in elementary school. He ...
Iran, on the other hand, has been a destabilizing force in international affairs ever since the 1979 revolution. Think back ...
Art, Faith, Sex and Controversy' investigates pop culture’s crypto-religious, uncanny symbols of immanence and transcendence.
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, June 22, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...
As Sir Stephen Fry joins critics of JK Rowling’s trans views, The Standard takes a look at who is with her and who is not ...
Explore Ashish Vidyarthi's horoscope, career opportunities, and relationship insights for personal growth and fulfilment.
Where the creative dynamo goes to take in some art, source vintage vinyl and catch a concert — and his favourite places to ...
The Western left supports Iran. And have you found a human rights organization condemning the lethal Iranian missiles on ...
On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event now celebrated nationwide as ...