The Story of a Brief Marriage | Anuk Arudpragasam

‘The Story of a Brief Marriage’ (2016)– A tale of love and surrender

Anuk Arudpragasam’s ‘The Story of a Brief Marriage’ is a remarkable feat of sensitivity and imagination, a meditation on the fundamental aspects of human existence—eating, sleeping, washing, touching, speaking—that give us direction and purpose even amidst collapsing worlds. Spanning a single day and night, this unflinching debut confronts marriage and war, life and death, endowing […]

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Dubai rains 2024: UAE’s cloud seeding success turns desert into river with biblical-level flooding

In the United Arab Emirates, a land where lavish skyscrapers meet the desert sands, making it rain is more than a metaphor—it’s a meteorological must. Recently, the UAE experienced what could be dubbed as its version of a wet surprise party. Last Tuesday, streets normally dusted with fine sand were suddenly washed with what was […]

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