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Justice means the letter of the law

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Matt Murdock defends the punisher in the trial of the century – the murder of the Kingpin- while by night Daredevil staves off a war of succession for the throne of the criminal underworld. Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Alex Segura, pens an all-new Marvel Crime thriller novel for adult readers.  When reports come in that the Kingpin and the police officer have been killed and that Frank Castle (aka the Punisher) has turned himself in for it. Matt Murdock senses holes in the narratives the media and the streets are quick to run with. Both criminals have been Matt’s … Continue reading Justice means the letter of the law

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Metamorphosis and morality…

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Silver polisher, Flora, a 40-year-old Londoner visiting her family in Mexico – where Aridjis spent some of her childhood, is bitten on the hand by their dog Diego, who knows her well, but he is old with cataracts and saw nothing but “a disembodied hand”. She winds up in hospital where she undergoes several surgeries under anaesthesia “three surgeries… each time it felt sawn in half and put back together”.  The hospital becomes a hermetic space for Flora, sealed off from the outside world. She meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. The two … Continue reading Metamorphosis and morality…

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Women plagued by brittle relationships

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Award-winning novelist, Riley who won a Betty Trask and Somerset Maugham award, and a Windham-Campbell prize worth $175,000, from her analyst’s couch, drills into the gaps between her characters to reveal strained relationships with their parents, particularly their mothers set in north of England or in the US.  Palm House is narrated by Laura Miller, a writer living in precarious life of house shares and freelancing in London. Laura Miller and Edmund Putnam is the deputy editor of a literary magazine called Sequence, who have been friends for a long time whose happy meeting of minds, with long evenings spent huddled … Continue reading Women plagued by brittle relationships

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Role of the wealthy in preserving the balance and dynamism of a free society

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Why Democracy Need the Rich, by John O McGinnis, a professor of law at Northwestern University, reminds us the integral role the upper classes play in US democracy. He makes a wide-ranging and convincing case, countering views such as “every billionaire is a policy failure”, by spotlighting the vast contributions of the rich to charity, civic associations and universities. Why Democracy Needs the Rich challenges the prevailing belief that wealth undermines democracy, offering instead a bracing, thought-provoking claim that the rich play an essential role in sustaining and improving democratic institutions. At a  moment when billionaires are often vilified as symbols … Continue reading Role of the wealthy in preserving the balance and dynamism of a free society

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A world defined by the violence of ancient patriarchal traditions

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Shortlisted for The International Booker Prize 2026, author Rene Karabash’s She Who Remains, is a landmark Bulgarian queer novel, secrets readers into a rural Albanian village where to this day, the Kanun of Leké dukagjini- a collection of Archaic laws- looms over the lives of villagers with the same haunting presence to the surrounding mountains. Bekija, painfully aware of why she cannot have what she most wants, chooses to become a “sworn virgin, setting off a bloody and heart-breaking chain of events that shatters a family and destroys a cherished relationship, but also reveals how trauma can lead to vital, … Continue reading A world defined by the violence of ancient patriarchal traditions

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Crown jewels of British hospitality sold to Abu Dhabi for £1.4bn

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Richard Caring sold The Ivy Collection, Annabel’s, Scott’s, Sexy Fish, Harry’s Bar, George, Mark’s Club and Noema to Abu Dhabi’s Diafa, an affiliate of IHC Group, chaired by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the deputy ruler of Abu Dhabi. Collectively they make up Troia Restaurants, which last year posted earnings of £58m on the £303m of turnover. Diafa already owns Zuma and Roka. Now they own crown jewels of British hospitality by paying £1.4bn. They opened door in 1917 and earned a reputation for impeccable service, passion for exceptional food. Richard Caring will remain executive chariman of the group, … Continue reading Crown jewels of British hospitality sold to Abu Dhabi for £1.4bn

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Asha Bhosle, Bollywood playback singer dies at 92

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Popular Bollywood playback singer, music icon, and film industry’s last Mughal passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai today leaving behind her works. a body of work. “Her voice carried timeless brilliance” PM Modi said.  “ I like doing extraordinary things, Music has been my life. It has given me so much. I decided to do a spectacular concert on my 90th birthday. I doubt if anyone in the world has achieved this feat” Said the legend, who remained defiant of age and expectation. “I was around 10 when I started my singing career in 1943,Over the decades, I have … Continue reading Asha Bhosle, Bollywood playback singer dies at 92

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Profit-driven plastic industry’s toxic pollution, turning a systemic problem to a personal one

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A compelling exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic, the fundamental material for modern consumerism, spanning our daily lives. Although the oil and petrochemical companies making it are hiding in plain sight. Because for all the vivid coverage of where plastic ends up, there is remarkably little discussion of where it comes from. Today, industry is pouring billions of dollars into plans to double, or even triple, the amount it churns out, even as individuals concerned about plastic’s out-of-control proliferation try to use less. As Big Oil shares down a future of diminishing demand for fossil fuels, plastic … Continue reading Profit-driven plastic industry’s toxic pollution, turning a systemic problem to a personal one

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Confession was therapy sin was diagnosis

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Historian Peter Jones travels through Europe’s archives and libraries to uncover a lost psychology: a world where confession was therapy, sin was diagnosis, and the Seven Deadly Sins served as a man of the human mind. What can Twelfth-century monk teach us about burnout, envy or despair? From the deserts of Egypt to the Vatican Library, from Dante’s Florence to Catherine of Siena’s cell, Jones introduces the thinkers, mystics and rebels who wrestled with the same questions that preoccupy us now: How to live with our flaws, forgive ourselves, and find meaning amid confusion. Medieval lives and landscapes come vividly … Continue reading Confession was therapy sin was diagnosis

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Shadow before bright future

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Writer-activist, Rebecca Solnit’s sequel to her enduring bestseller Hope in the Dark, offers a brilliant account of our immediate past and a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural change over the past three quarters of a century.  Her survey of the world that has changed dramatically since the year 1960. Despite the forces seeking to turn back the clock on history, change is not a possibility; it is an inevitability. The changes amount to backlash drives individualism and isolation, this new world embraces antiracism, feminism, a more expansive understanding of gender, environmental thinking, … Continue reading Shadow before bright future