Politics & Current Affairs

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (631+ words) PARIS -- A black background. A skull wearing a crown like a dark monarch. Red roses and a dagger. Then a short video on Goodreads, one of the world's largest online book communities: a hand with long, deep-red fingernails slowly turns…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (66+ words) Vocal once was so strong But, now so weak. I’ve always had a interest in poetry since I took a creative writing class in high school. Writing poetry is my safe place where I can either get positive or sometimes…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1025+ words) We chat with author Peace Mbengei about We Run The Night, which sees an elite, isolated Kenyan boarding school terrorised by supernatural entities, grotesque maladies, and strange transformations in a chilling YA horror debut inspired by the urban legend of…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (457+ words) Gulf Today Under patronage of UAE President, 35th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair opens Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the 35th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF 2026) opened today at ADNEC…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (951+ words) The Times of India...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (467+ words) Tolstoy’s influence on Gandhi had a more profound impact than his books The Times of India You carry the Tolstoy name When did you first feel the weight of that inheritance?I remember guests coming to talk to my father…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (238+ words) To loyal Bacon’s Rebellion readers…. As I explained in my good-bye post, I’m not posting about state/local politics on the blog anymore. And given the toxicity of the national discourse, I’m steering as far clear of Washington politics as…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (257+ words) They are strange, often funny, and increasingly cruel. More importantly, they are all built around the same trap: every city has found a solution. Twelve Ideal Cities – Twelve Cautionary Tales, 1971 | image via MAXXI The inhabitants of the 2,000-Ton City live…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (545+ words) We read them hungrily. With­out knowing it, we were reading our way into Nigeria. Its names became familiar. Its streets en­tered our imagination. Its hu­mour found its way into our conversations. Long before Nol­lywood reached our…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (13+ words) Artsy...