After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know… I don’t think it’s a bad thing to want to write a first sentence so ...

Veteran lyricist, filmmaker, poet Gulzar who at 91, is selective about his work is all set to return to writing lyrics for a children's film, Masab Tank. In a conversation at his Bandra bungalow he ...

PITTSFIELD — When Francesca “Cessa” Cote arrived in Pittsfield in the 1970s, options for people seeking addiction recovery were limited, fragmented and, for many, out of reach. Cote, a former New York ...

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This is a time of year that seems to move at lightning speed. it can feel like, if we don’t also move at lightning speed, we’ll fall behind and miss something truly important. What if moving fast ...

Songs about exes are a dime a dozen. Songs about exes that were recorded with the exes in the studio are another story.

Britain's Francesca Jones said she had "no idea what just happened" after fighting through injury to reach the Auckland Classic quarter-finals. Jones registered the biggest win of her career on Monday ...

Did Elvis Presley write any of his own songs? The answer to this is yes and no. Officially, Elvis is listed as a co-writer on a number of songs from the early part of his career, sharing credit with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...