Samuel Barclay Beckett was a 20th-century Irish poet, playwright, and novelist. He is famous for his works like “Waiting for Godot”. His childhood was often marked with periodic experiences of severe depression that would keep him in bed for half a day or so. These experiences would later influence his literary works. His youth was…

Stanley Kubrick was born in New York City on July 26, 1928. He worked as a photographer for the Look Magazine. He gradually explored film- making in the 1950s. He has directed several acclaimed films in his lifetime like- Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Full Metal Jacket (1987), The Shining (1980), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), Dr. Strangelove (1964), Spartacus (1960) and Lolita (1962)….

Marcel Proust is considered one of the greatest writers globally, a French writer in the early 20th century; he is responsible for writing the longest novel in the world, officially called: À la recherche du temps perdu or In Search of Lost Time. It has more words in it than “War and Peace”. The book was…

Jesse Adam Eisenberg is an American Actor, playwright, and author born on October 5, 1983. He made his television debut with the comedy-drama series “Get Real”. In the comedy-drama film Roger Dodger he got his first leading role. He is known for playing Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, in David Fincher’s “The Social Media”. For…

Bertrand Arthur William Russell is the 3rd Earl Russell, born in 1872 to one of the British Aristocracy’s influential and liberal families. He was a Nobel laureate, political activist, social critic, writer, historian, mathematician, logician, philosopher, and polymath. Throughout his life, he considered himself a pacifist, socialist, and liberal. He has been widely held as…

Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th-century German Philosopher.  He is best known for his book “The World as Will and Representation.” He was one of the first western philosophers to affirm and share Indian philosophies of asceticism, the notion of self-denial, etc. He was also interested in Buddhism, as he wrote about the enlightened pessimism he…

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sarte (June 21, 1905- April 15, 1980). He was a French literary critic, biographer, political activist, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and philosopher. He was also known to be in an open relationship with fellow existentialist and prominent feminist Simone de Beauvoir. Together they challenged many social and cultural expectations and assumptions of their…

Timothy Jonathan Ross is an Australian comedian, design enthusiast, radio host, and television presenter. He began his stand-up comedy career with Merrick Watts as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso. Currently, he is renowned for his passion for design and architecture. In 2011, he joined Weekend Sunrise as a weekend All-Star. He also…