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‘They sometimes feel ashamed, but…’

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has never shied away from calling out the power dynamics that shape Hindi cinema, often pointing out how quick Bollywood can be to fold under pressure from those who hold influence. Recently, he drew a comparison between Bollywood and the South film industry, sharing his take on why the latter tends to…

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At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just $7; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

Maggie Walz Photo credit: National Park Service Born Margareeta Johanna Konttra Niiranen in Tornio, Finland, in 1861, Maggie Walz came to the United States at the age of 20 with almost nothing, just $7 in her pocket and a determination to build a new life. According to the National Park Service (NPS), Walz arrived in…

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