The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis review – one of the boldest writers at work in English today

The Shadow of the Object, the new novel from Mexican-American author Chloe Aridjis, opens with an eruption of violence: Flora, a fortysomething woman, is visiting her mother and stepfather in Mexico City for the first time in many years when one evening, as she is bidding them goodnight, Diego – the household’s beloved guard dog – springs…

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Netherlands-Based Foundation Trains Sri Lankan Youth in Media and Human Rights

Kingnewsiwre / Press release / A Dutch-registered human rights foundation, founded by Sri Lankan refugee Shanta Dalugamage, is empowering the next generation in Sri Lanka through journalism and human rights education—bridging communities across continents with an inclusive and interfaith approach. Rathnapura, Sri Lanka / Ulft, Netherlands – August 2025 – On 27 July 2025, Stichting…

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The Story Behind the Making of the Iconic Surrealist Photograph, Dalí Atomicus (1948)

Together with his cane, his well-known waxed mus­tache, and his behavior of tak­ing unusu­al ani­mals for walks, Sal­vador Dalí would seem to have cul­ti­vat­ed his personal pho­tographa­bil­i­ty. However tak­ing a pic­ture of the person who stood as a liv­ing def­i­n­i­tion of pop­u­lar sur­re­al­ism was­n’t a job to be approached casu­al­ly — espe­cial­ly not for Philippe…

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Lily-Rose Depp's haunting turn in 'Nosferatu' update

Franco-American actress Lily-Rose Depp sits down with FRANCE 24 to speak about taking over the main function in Robert Eggers’ trendy replace of the traditional vampire horror movie “Nosferatu”. From her deep-seated love of gothic horror to the key wishes harboured by her character, Depp says this newest movie was a “dream collaboration”. We additionally…

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