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Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’

The novelist on learning empathy from Charles Dickens, the playfulness of Irenosen Okojie and avoiding Jane Austen

The Guardian - UK

Johnny Depp Allegedly Mocks Donald Trump Tariffs in Full Scrooge Makeup to Promote New Movie Ebenezer

Johnny Depp, in full Scrooge makeup at San Diego Comic-Con, appeared to mock Donald Trump's tariffs while promoting new film Ebenezer, signalling a spiky, very public return to blockbuster territory.

International Business Times UK

Johnny Depp faces off with supernatural forces as Scrooge in Ebenezer trailer

Ebenezer has been described as a dark fantasy adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novella.

Evening Standard

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Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens: "Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand..." Great Expectations novelist's powerful lesson on pain, healing, and becoming a better person

Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens' enduring quote “Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape" highlights suffering's profound teaching…

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Jailing children does not make us safer – we need to get rid of this Dickensian delusion

We have a Victorian attitude to child offenders. It is harmful to them – and, when they reoffend, damaging to everyone, says Bar Council chair Kirsty Brimelow

The Guardian - UK

Texas approves Bible passages as required reading for millions of students

This move expands conservative efforts to embed Christian teachings within American classrooms

The Independent UK

Friday vote could bring mandatory Bible reading to Texas classrooms

The Texas board of education is set to vote on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes stories and passages from the Bible

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Words of wisdom by Charles Dickens: “A loving heart is the truest wisdom” — Why compassion remains humanity’s greatest strength

Charles Dickens’ famous quote, “A loving heart is the truest wisdom,” remains one of the most powerful wisdom lessons in modern life. He did not discover this truth in comfort. He learned it through poverty, hardship, and personal struggle. As a child, Dickens worked in a factory after his father…

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The Ruiners by Ellena Savage review – a playful and subversive take on Great Expectations

In her sharp and intellectual first novel, the author finds tragic comedy in socialism, inequality and the flawed ways we connect as the world burns

The Guardian - AU

Quote of the day by Charles Dickens: 'A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if...' Life lessons on relationships, human nature and affection by English novelist

Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens highlights the value people place on love and emotional connections. The quote explores how men and women often view relationships differently. It also reflects on affection, commitment, timing, and emotional bonds. The words continue to remain relevant because they encourage people to think…

The Economic Times

I devoured classic novels as a teenager. In a world of distractions, can I relearn how to read them?

In less than a decade, surrounded by screens, I lost my ability to read some of the best books ever written. But, inspired by the Guardian’s 100 best novels list, I was determined to get it back

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens: “The sun himself is weak when he first rises” — Timeless wisdom on strength, courage, personal growth, mental resilience, success mindset, and transformation

Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens carries a powerful message for modern life. “The sun himself is weak when he first rises” explains how real strength grows slowly through struggle, patience, courage, and daily effort. This timeless Charles Dickens quote speaks directly to students, leaders, entrepreneurs, and dreamers facing…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Charles Dickens: 'Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart.' What the greatest novelist of Victorian era explains about why communication is the heart of every relationship

Quote of the Day by Charles Dickens: Charles Dickens' timeless words remind us that genuine connection matters. His quote, 'Never close your lips to those whom you have already opened your heart,' stresses the need for ongoing communication. In today's world, this message about emotional openness and trust remains vital…

The Economic Times

How Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoons captured America: ‘One of our nation’s greatest journalists’

A new book looks back at the work of artist and journalist Garry Trudeau and how he told the story of a country’s highs and lows through a comic strip

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Quote of the day by Charles Dickens: “Happiness is a gift and the trick is...” Life lessons on joy, human behavior and inner peace by English novelist

Quote of the day by Charles Dickens highlights the idea that happiness should be accepted when it arrives instead of being demanded every day. The quote explains joy, peace, patience and human behavior. Charles Dickens shared lessons about life through his novels and personal struggles. His words continue to guide…

The Guardian - AU

Roddy Doyle: ‘When you’re a Dublin writer, you’re inevitably asked about Joyce, and it’s tedious’

The Booker prize-winning novelist and screenwriter shares the tune he’d want played at his funeral and why he’d have a couple of pints with Charles Dickens but not three

The Economic Times

Loud, broken, baffling: Britain reflects on America at 250 in the age of Trump

Britons view America in 2026 through the lens of President Donald Trump. This perception often precedes any admiration for the nation's qualities. Historical disappointment with America is noted, but Trump's influence is paramount. The 'special relationship' is re-branded by his actions. Polls show a significant dip in approval for US…

The Conversation

How to read the classics in an age of distraction – and 3 short books to get you going

Over the past 15 years, I have witnessed university students’ shrinking patience for reading – especially for reading “long” books. Increasingly, students also opt for audiobooks. While speeding up the reading experience, these fundamentally change what is noticed.

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Seth Meyers on Trump’s ballroom push: ‘How is this their biggest priority?’

Late-night hosts discussed the funding of Trump’s $400m ballroom and King Charles’s light roasts of the president

The Times of India

The King of Comedy: How Charles III used humour to reprimand Donald Trump in the US Congress

There is, rather conveniently, an actual novel called The Two Georges which imagines a world in which George Washington and King George III settle their differences and the American Revolution never happens. In that version of history, America remains within the British system, the empire adapts, and everyone carries on…

The Independent UK

Watching the Kentucky Derby from home? Here’s how to make a perfect mint julep

More than 125,000 of the iconic cocktails are consumed annually during the two-day festival

The Independent UK

The gift of a shiny gold bell from the King did not make Trump listen on Iran

ANALYSIS: A shiny gold bell from a wartime British naval boat does not appear to have had any mitigating effect on Trump’s public antics - or his international diplomacy, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Evening Standard

Great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens to perform reading of ‘brutal’ scene

Oliver Dickens will perform the readings in the author’s former home in central London – now the Charles Dickens Museum.

The Guardian - US

‘A day of loss for our democracy’: civil rights groups slam supreme court ruling that weakens key part of Voting Rights Act – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Mission accomplished as king’s speech to Congress goes down a storm

Charles quoted Wilde and Dickens in measured masterclass – and no tirade as yet from mad monarch in White House

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