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"The Only City" by Anindita Ghose, courtesy of Harper Collins India
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Anindita Ghose’s ‘The Only City:’ A slow-burning reflection on Bombay without the filter

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I’ve seen people romanticize Bombay so intensely that at one point, I felt compelled to go out and figure out what that even meant. I sat at Marine Drive. I sat at Juhu. I traveled alone to Colaba, wandered through Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and drifted across different corners of Mumbai, trying to feel that cinematic swell people talk about. And somewhere along the way, I realized something: without art, I don’t think there is any romanticizing. Art is what makes things seem greater than they are.

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‘Family of Liars:’ A book review

"Family of Liars” is a prequel to "We Were Liars" and follows the three Sinclaire sisters who met as moms of the liars in book one. This story is told from the point of view of the oldest daughter, Carrie, and details a summer in the girl’s teenage years.

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‘Poems & Prayers’ by Matthew McConaughey: An enlightening perspective on life

I’m not a person who reads many poems, but I do love books deeply and I’m a person who loves films even more deeply. When I realized Matthew McConaughey had written a book, which I found out from a reel he posted where he was narrating a poem while sitting inside a glass panel of a shop, I immediately knew I had to check it out. By the way, to everyone getting confused about my realisation, I did not know about Greenlights up until I came across this book.

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10 cheesy holiday movies to bring you hope this Christmas season

Christmas. The season of hope and love. I adore this time of year. There’s a special kind of feeling in the air—and no, it’s not the negative 10-degree weather in Minnesota. It’s the feeling that magic may just be real, that anything is possible, and that maybe we can all come together and celebrate the love that connects us all.

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‘Eternity:’ A heartfelt experience

For years, I wondered why romance or comedy movies stopped working for me. “Why don’t they make it like before anymore?” Despite watching hundreds fitting the genre, none managed to make time stop or fully absorb me. But maybe that’s the difference between a movie and an experience—you live the latter.

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