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newindianexpress.com > opinion > columns > 03/08/2026 > laughter-under-surveillance-and-the-curious-case-of-the-offended-state

Laughter Under Surveillance and the Curious Case of the Offended State

2+ hour, 12+ min ago  (274+ words) Today six young men at the Police Training School, Rewa, shot a reel in uniform. They grinned into the camera and mouthed a swaggering line: so what if I don't look good? At least I have a government job. So…...

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newindianexpress.com > cities > hyderabad > 03/04/2026 > laughing-through-life-with-kullu

Laughing through life with Kullu

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (674+ words) What's your favourite Holi tradition? My favourite Holi tradition is visiting all my friends' houses in Bhopal and indulging in lots of Holi sweets. I have a close-knit gang I've been playing Holi with since childhood, so the day becomes…...

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newindianexpress.com > amp > story > entertainment > 02/15/2026 > ott-review-ella-mccay

OTT review| Ella McCay

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (317+ words) OTT review| Ella McCay'The New Indian Express One cannot create a universally liked dish, combined with multiple ingredients, trying to evoke every flavour at once James L Brooks" Ella McCay is an attempt at such a dish, with a heady…...

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newindianexpress.com > entertainment > english > 02/10/2026 > englishnews2026feb07david-mamets-next-to-star-anthony-mackie-sharon-stone-emily-alyn-lind-and-ben-mendelsohn

David Mamet's next to star Anthony Mackie, Sharon Stone, Emily Alyn Lind, and Ben Mendelsohn

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (333+ words) Legendary playwright, screenwriter and director David Mamet is set to turn Speed the Plow, his play that won a Tony Award, into a feature film. Directed by Mamet from his own screenplay, the film is ... Legendary playwright, screenwriter and director…...

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newindianexpress.com > entertainment > kannada > 01/28/2026 > kannadainterviews2026jan27jrm-humour-is-guaranteed-in-amrutha-anjan

JRM: Humour is guaranteed in Amrutha Anjan

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (597+ words) JRM: Humour is guaranteed in Amrutha Anjan'The New Indian Express It was around the end of the pandemic when Amrutha Anjan became a daily dose of laughter through short films that travelled fast across phones and households, earning its team…...

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newindianexpress.com > cities > chennai > 01/27/2026 > when-misogyny-is-the-joke-how-gendered-humor-is-flooding-instagram-reels

When misogyny is the joke: How gendered humor is flooding Instagram reels

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (501+ words) Laughter, at its most primal, can be read as a feral animal instinct rather than a refined social response. We laugh when we see someone fall, not always out of cruelty, but out of a reflex, since at that moment,…...

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newindianexpress.com > lifestyle > books > 01/13/2026 > who-is-randa-abdel-fattah-whose-disinvitation-to-australias-literary-festival-triggered-the-events-cancellation

Who is Randa Abdel-Fattah, whose disinvitation to Australia's literary festival triggered the event's cancellation?

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (457+ words) Australia's largest iconic and free literary festival, Adelaide Writers' Week 2026, has been cancelled following furore over the Board's decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah. The festival's director quit on Tuesday, and over 180authors, speakers refused to participate in…...

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newindianexpress.com > entertainment > english > 01/12/2026 > englishnews2026jan11abbott-elementary-duo-to-adapt-comedy-series-i-suck-at-girls-for-netflix

Abbott Elementary duo to adapt comedy series I Suck at Girls for Netflix

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (223+ words) Co-showrunners of Abbott Elementary, Halpert and Patrick Schumacker, are all set to adapt Justin Halpern's 2012 memoir I Suck At Girls as a series for Netflix. Bill Lawrence, executive producer of Shrinking and Scrubs, is on board under his Doozer banner…...

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newindianexpress.com > entertainment > english > 06/11/2025 > tom-kingsley-interview-we-tried-to-emulate-tony-scotts-style-in-deep-cover

Tom Kingsley Interview: We tried to emulate Tony Scott's style in Deep Cover

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (234+ words) Ahead of the film's release on June 12 on Prime Video, Kingsley spoke to us about its genre, collaborating with co-writers Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen and producer Trevorrow, the London setting's influence, and more. Deep Cover appears to be a…...

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newindianexpress.com > entertainment > malayalam > 05/09/2025 > prince-and-family-movie-review-a-tiresome-tale-of-two-halves

Prince and Family Movie Review: A tiresome tale of two halves

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (355+ words) It is no secret that Dileep is not in the ... His latest release, Prince and Family, has him operating neatly in his strong suit of family drama, but all that is squandered when the film starts ... It is no secret…...