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Author-activist Naomi Klein has won the inaugural Women's Prize for Nonfiction with “Doppelganger”, a personal account of her plunge into the world of online misinformation. Its sister award, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, went to US writer V. V. Ganeshananthan for her novel “Brotherless Night,” about a family torn apart by Sri Lanka’s long civil war. Both come with £30,000 pounds (€35,000) in prize money. Both winners referenced the conflict-clouded international situation, at a time when the arts world is grappling with divisions over the Israel-Hamas war and corporate sponsorship of the art...
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The new, all-female, international arts festival inspired by one of the most famous female characters in Irish Literature, Molly Bloom from James Joyce's "Ulysses", is taking place today until the end of the weekend (16 June). The YES Festival is the first of its kind in the world, and is the concept of Seán Doran and Liam Browne (DoranBrowne), Artistic Directors of Arts Over Borders. It features 32 female artists from 16 countries across the world, coming together to perform in a range of multi-disciplinary and free events across various locations in Derry and North Donegal. These events incl...
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It’s creepy. It’s very creepy. Former president Donald Trump has shared his views on global popstar Taylor Swift, describing her as “unusually beautiful”. He was asked about Swift, the "biggest celebrity of our times" who is currently on the European leg of her Eras Tour, for the forthcoming book “Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through The Looking Glass”, by Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh. Rather than commenting on Swift's achievements as an artist, Trump focused, rather predictably, her looks instead. “I think she’s beautiful - very beautif...
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Two new characters have been added to the popular Mr. Men and Little Miss series of children’s books. Mr. Fib and Little Miss Surprise are the first new characters to be added to the series since Mr. Calm and Little Miss Brave were added in 2021 for the 50th anniversary of the first book. Originally created by British writer Roger Hargreeves in 1971 with ‘Mr. Tickle’, inspired by his son Adam. Between 1971 and 1988, Roger wrote and illustrated the series, adding the Little Miss series from 1981. After his death in 1988, his son Adam took over writing and illustrating duties. Sketch me baby one...
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Stephen King has been scaring the spit out of us for half a century now. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, “Carrie,” the scalding tale of a teenage girl whose pyrotechnic powers are provoked by high school cruelty. Since then, King, 76, has published more than 70 bestselling books of fiction, sometimes as many as three in one year, dozens of which have become movies or TV series. He’s conjured up our chills with small-town vampires, haunted hotels, possessed cars, revenant pets — much of the success of his fiction grows from his ability to anchor horro...
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Stephen King has been scaring the spit out of us for half a century now. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of his first novel, “Carrie,” the scalding tale of a teenage girl whose pyrotechnic powers are provoked by high school cruelty. Since then, King, 76, has published more than 70 bestselling books of fiction, sometimes as many as three in one year, dozens of which have become movies or TV series. He’s conjured up our chills with small-town vampires, haunted hotels, possessed cars, revenant pets — much of the success of his fiction grows from his ability to anchor horro...
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How many books are collecting dust on your shelf, waiting for the day when you finally have time for them? If you can't see yourself reading them any time soon, then you may prefer this option: cheat and read summaries instead. Blinkist summarizes the key messages from books into 15 minutes of reading time. The app's library contains more than 4,000 titles in English in 27 categories, including health, culture, economics, love, sex and technology. If you don't find the right book for you, you can enter the desired title in the search bar and make your own suggestion to the curator team. Around...
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How many books are collecting dust on your shelf, waiting for the day when you finally have time for them? If you can't see yourself reading them any time soon, then you may prefer this option: cheat and read summaries instead. Blinkist summarizes the key messages from books into 15 minutes of reading time. The app's library contains more than 4,000 titles in English in 27 categories, including health, culture, economics, love, sex and technology. If you don't find the right book for you, you can enter the desired title in the search bar and make your own suggestion to the curator team. Around...
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Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise are the latest characters to join the "Mr Men & Little Miss" children’s book series, it has been announced. The two new stories will be published on September 12, more than 50 years after Mr Tickle, the first Mr Men book, was released in 1971. The series was conceived by cartoonist and illustrator Roger Hargreaves, who died in 1988, and has been continued by his son Adam, who has added new characters to the collection. Mr Fib fibs to impress people, but his fibs are getting bigger and bigger, and one day he goes too far and his friends are upset, according to pu...
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Mr Fib and Little Miss Surprise are the latest characters to join the "Mr Men & Little Miss" children’s book series, it has been announced. The two new stories will be published on September 12, more than 50 years after Mr Tickle, the first Mr Men book, was released in 1971. The series was conceived by cartoonist and illustrator Roger Hargreaves, who died in 1988, and has been continued by his son Adam, who has added new characters to the collection. Mr Fib fibs to impress people, but his fibs are getting bigger and bigger, and one day he goes too far and his friends are upset, according to pu...
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