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The Leander Independent School District will remove 11 books from the high school curriculum after a year-long review of titles parents deem inappropriate. This is the latest step in the district’s plan to address a debate on student reading materials that began last fall. Parents complained about some books available …

By Tenzin Lekhden DHARAMHALA, December 3: Microsoft’s artificial intelligence is now able to translate Tibetan from other languages, but with some caveats. The tech giant’s translation software hit the 100-plus language mark last October after adding 12 new languages, which are natively spoken by 84.6 million people, Microsoft writes in …

“The most important thing to write about in novels is love stories,” Jakucho Setouchi once said. “Business and politics – none of this is interesting.” Setouchi, who died aged 99, was one of Japan’s most popular and prolific novelists, drawing on her own tumultuous love life in over 400 books …

Max Lowe’s documentary “Torn” tells a story that has all the makings of epic literature: fallen icons. Damaged families. Love. Obsession. Suspicion. Acceptance. If this were a narrative feature, it would likely be a heartbreaking drama about the death of a patriarch, the rejection of a new father figure, and …

At 86, the ace filmmaker, who is considered one of the pioneers of Indian cinema of the new wave in the Hindi language, is one of the busiest men in the industry. When I arrive at Shyam Benegal Tardeo’s office, after a brief wait I’m told he’s in a long …

“Turup” is a film that talks about the ideas of exclusion, intersectionality and privilege, using the game of chess. For an amateur film student like me, cinema is above all a collection of moments… a collection of some beautiful moments. When someone says something about a movie like, “Oh! That’s …

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) – Nine parents in Wake County have filed criminal complaints against the Wake County public school system. This is a series of books that they find inappropriate and far too self-explanatory for children of a certain age. The complaints were filed this week with the Wake County …

Abbott has launched investigations into school library books with the potential goal of eliminating texts deemed “inappropriate” for those who wish to eradicate discussions of race, class, gender, colonization and LGBTQ topics. Specifically, books like “Beloved” by Toni Morrison and “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe have been targeted for deletion …

Click to enlarge ArtsXchange St Pete / Facebook The Pinellas Trail gets a facelift next week when the Warehouse Arts District and Deuces Live team up for their inaugural first winter market on December 11 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Stroll through the grounds of the Dr. Carter G …

Sridhar Rangayan’s feature film Evening Shadows (2019) received the award for Best LGBTQ Feature Film at the recent YathaKatha International Film & Literature Festival, held in a physical format, in Mumbai. Sridhar Rangayan received the award from the hands of the governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Sridhar Rangayan (left) …