Alakananda Bandyopadhyay
Feature writer with a penchant for digging deeper and spreading the word when it comes to entertainment, music and the arts. At times she devours books, at other times she indulges excessively in all things indie, grunge and unexplored.
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'American Idol' host Ryan Seacrest slammed for dodging Caleb Kennedy's 'KKK' clip: 'You're redneck idol'
'Seriously I don’t understand why all these people are just dismissing it and forgiving it when it isn’t their thing to forgive,' said a viewer
Did Jeffrey Epstein tell Bill Gates to divorce Melinda? Billionaire allegedly sought advice on 'toxic' marriage
According to people well acquainted with these get-togethers at Epstein's mansion, Bill's visits to the pedophile's 'lair' were an escape from his unhappy marriage
Ivanka Trump hits son Theo's face with board while learning to surf, 5-year-old grimaces in pain
Theo seemed like he'd taken the knock to his face and Ivanka looked on with an expression that could only be described as horrified
'Womanizer' Bill Gates had 'wild' naked pool parties with strippers during early Microsoft days: Biographer
Melinda was allegedly 'well aware' of Bill's habits and consequently, their relationship ran hot and cold and they even had a year-long break as he wouldn't commit
CIA mocked for 'woke' inclusive recruitment ads featuring LGBTQ members: 'This is just embarrassing'
'If you're a Chinese communist, or an Iranian Mullah, or Kim Jong Un... would this scare you? We've come a long way from Jason Bourne,' Republican Senator Ted Cruz tweeted
Amber Heard faces 4 years in jail as LAPD probes perjury in Johnny Depp domestic violence case: 'Lock her up'
'Amber Heard and her friend Rocky Pennington staged the May 21 crime scene to prove the abuse allegation against Johnny Depp,' Depp's lawyer friend said
Tawny Kitaen's divorces: Tragic story of '80s music video vixen's marriages with David Coverdale, Chuck Finley
After several run-ins with the law and a staggering addiction problem, Kitaen's personal life saw two failed marriages with two celebrities
Why is National Twilight Zone Day celebrated on May 11? The answer itself lies in a mysterious 'twilight zone'
May 11 is like May the Fourth for the Twilight Zone fandom, even though nobody is quite sure just how or why it started being celebrated on the designated day
How did Jake and Sam Ehlinger's dad die? Ross Herbert Ehlinger was a celebrated lawyer who met tragic end at 46
The trial lawyer played the field for 20 years and was widely celebrated as his obituary claims he 'fought for the underdog'
Kate Middleton stuns in vibrant red Eponine coat at 'Hold Still' launch as book tops bestseller list on day 1
A keen photographer herself, the duchess had started a campaign during the first phase of lockdown where she urged the public to send in pictures that captured the true colors of lockdown
Melinda Gates was furious about Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein's friendship as sex offender made her uncomfortable
Starting in 2011, which was already three years after Epstein pled guilty to soliciting a minor, Bill reportedly met with him on numerous occasions till 2013
What was Jonathan Bush's net worth? George W Bush's uncle who was fined $30,000 for money laundering dead at 89
In 1991, Jonathan Bush was fined $30,000 in Massachusetts and another several thousand dollars in Connecticut for violating registration laws overseeing securities sales
Mother's Day 2021: How Anna Jarvis helped us celebrate moms before turning her back on commercialized holiday
Jarvis, who fought to establish Mother's Day as a holiday in the American calendar in honor of her own mom, became disgusted by florists and card companies cashing in on the holiday
What is 'Covenant Eyes'? Josh Duggar's computer had porn-alert program reporting internet usage to wife Anna
Investigators found child porn hidden in an isolated section of his computer's hard drive, which was not accessible to the software's monitoring AI
When did Bill and Melinda Gates decide to divorce? $1.8B stock transfer on day of filing papers raises questions
Amid news of no prenup and Bill Gates being speculated to be back with his ex Ann Winblad, the possibility of them planning this divorce much in advance runs high
Who is Ari Nagel? 'Sperminator' currently has 13 women pregnant by him, fathered another 78: 'Can't say no'
Nagel revealed, 'Around a dozen of my children were conceived the old fashioned way. Early on, when I didn't really know of another way to conceive that was the way'
NYC schools replace 'Columbus Day' with 'Indigenous People Day', add 'Italian Heritage Day' after protests
The 2021-22 school calendar replaced 'Columbus Day' with 'Indigenous People's Day' but New York's Italian American community reacted with anger about the erasure of the famous Italian, Columbus
How many times did Elon Musk marry Talulah Riley? Inside his stormy relationship with the 'Inception' actress
Musk and Riley managed to remain good friends in the years to come. Neither have since tied the knot though
What is Son of Sam law? How serial killer David Berkowitz's growing media presence was restrained legally
Given Berkowitz's growing popularity in the media, the New York State Legislature tried curbing any profits he could earn by selling his story
Asian American teen racially abused and punched in head by opponents during California basketball tournament
Parents of the boy alleged 'two-thirds' of his team were Asians and none of the other adults at the game tried to stop the altercation or reprimand the other team's members