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90 years of monopoly how the popular board game morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream

90 Years of Monopoly: How the Popular Board Game Morphed from Socialist Critique to Capitalist Dream

In 1935, a man named Charles Darrow removed the game’s socialist critique (the version that taxed land), renamed it Monopoly and sold it to Parker Brothers.

Lisa J. Hackett

srikakulam temple stampede at least the eighth such major incident this year

Srikakulam Temple Stampede At Least the Eighth Such Major Incident This Year

of mothers and rivers beyond the political overtones of chhath

Of Mothers and Rivers: Beyond the Political Overtones of Chhath

it s the small things strings that held me together

It's the Small Things | Strings That Held Me Together

silence to celebration how a group of hindu refugees in delhi s rohini rediscovered diwali

Silence to Celebration: How a Group of Hindu Refugees in Delhi's Rohini Rediscovered Diwali

the extraordinary grief of ordinary people

The Extraordinary Grief of Ordinary People

it s the small things a haircut

It's the Small Things | A Haircut

religion is a no go area in stand up comedy and now even the law says so

'Religion is a No-Go Area in Stand Up Comedy and Now Even the Law Says So'

Sidharth Bhatia

number of indian nationals caught while illegally crossing into the us decreased in 2025

Number of Indian Nationals Caught While Illegally Crossing Into the US Decreased in 2025

the actor who won’t step off the set vijay’s struggle with real politics

The Actor Who Won’t Step Off the Set: Vijay’s Struggle With Real Politics

John J. Kennedy