ChatGPT is third wheeling in relationships (Credits: iStock) Phone was always the problem, mums were right; in life or in a relationship. It started with the phone being the bug in the relationship, where at the dinner table one partner would sit facing the wall…
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The Life Oscar Wilde Never Lived Comes Alive In John Boyne’s The Weight Of Angels
The Oscar Wilde Who Never Went To Prison Comes Alive In John Boyne’s New Novel Oscar Wilde died in Paris in 1900, aged just 46, his health and reputation devastated by imprisonment. Yet one decision, made five years earlier, might have changed everything. Had he…
Why Is Gen Z Taking To The Streets Across The World?
On the morning of 10 October 2026, New Delhi woke to a city under siege. Trains bound for the capital had been cancelled, metro stations were shuttered, and mobile internet was switched off across parts of the city. By nightfall, more than 2,000 protesters had…
How Did Freida McFadden Sell 90 Million Books Without Winning The Literary Establishment’s Approval
What Freida McFadden’s 90 Million Book Sales Reveal About Modern Readers (Picture Credit – Mira Whiting) Ninety million copies. That is how many books Freida McFadden has reportedly sold worldwide, a staggering achievement for an author whose thrillers are sometimes criticised for their straightforward prose,…
Winnie-The-Pooh Turns 100, But We May Have Misunderstood The Book All Along
Winnie-The-Pooh Turns 100 And The Book We Thought We Knew Has A Different Story To Tell Before Winnie-the-Pooh became a symbol of kindness and childhood innocence, he ate his friend’s birthday present. On his way to visit Eeyore, the bear finishes the honey he intended…
Japan’s Cult Souvenir Is a Conbini Sock, and You Have to Visit 47 Prefectures to Collect Them
Conbini socks have become a popular souvenir with tourists. Left: the standard Line Socks. Right: the Tokyo prefecture design. (Photos: Family Mart) Instant ramen kits, sake, Japanese whisky, daruma dolls and maneki-neko are the souvenirs most travellers expect to bring home from Japan. But a…
Fit for a Queen: This Royal Beauty Ritual Comes with an Ancient Legacy
The beauty ritual royal queens reportedly swore by (Credit: AI) Ancient Indian beauty secrets have grown a market for themselves not just on home ground, but on a global scale as well. The use of natural and multi-functional natural ingredients has of course, been the…
Award-Winning Author Thélyson Orélien Denies Using AI But Admits To Plagiarising Earlier Works
Award-Winning Author Thélyson Orélien Breaks Silence On AI Allegations and Past Plagiarism A literary prize was supposed to be the crowning moment of Thélyson Orélien’s career. Instead, the Haitian-Canadian novelist found himself at the centre of a controversy involving artificial intelligence, plagiarism and questions about…
Caine Prize Winner Simbarashe Kundizeza Denies Using AI To Write Award-Winning Story
Simbarashe Kundizeza Denies AI Allegations As Caine Prize Investigates His Winning Story Five days separated the biggest literary triumph of Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza’s career from an accusation that threatened to overshadow it. On 6 October, the Zimbabwean author won the prestigious Caine Prize for African…
Sharad Navratri 2026 Fashion Edit: Celeb-Approved Yellow Ethnic Outfit Ideas For Day 5
Yellow outfits for navratri day 5. (Image: Pinterest) Sharad Navratri 2026 began on Sunday, October 11, and the festive mood is now in full swing. Day 5 falls on Thursday, October 15, and is dedicated to Maa Skandamata, the mother of Lord Kartikeya (also known…