Who Takes Home “The Spoils of War”?
It’s never easy to pick this game’s winner, and it’s even harder when you don’t know who you’re rooting for.
AirPods & Everything Else That’s Wrong with Apple
Apple is a company that really deserves to die. And not just because of AirPods that cost ₹15,000.
Why Do We Still Chaiyya Chaiyya Over Malaika Arora?
Malaika Arora has been in the public eye for over 20 years. How does she manage to capture public imagination in an industry that runs…
20 Years of Sarfarosh: A Rare Patriotic Film that Asked the Right Questions
Twenty years ago, John Mathew Matthan’s Sarfarosh released during the Kargil war and could have easily been a hyper-masculine journey of revenge. Instead, it was…
Dhaakad Review: Kangana Ranaut Cannot Rescue this Stylish Yet Wasteful Thriller
In Dhaakad, Kangana Ranaut acts as a living, breathing, killing machine in a film that is too influenced by its western predecessors to have something…
Love Aaj Kal Review: A Relic From the Past Without a Clue About the Future
The torturous 141 minutes of Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal, starring a grating Sara Ali Khan and a scared Kartik Aaryan, plays out like a…
Harvey Weinstein’s Rant Before His Sentencing Tells You that He is a Man With No Remorse
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison for 23 years for rape and criminal sexual assault. You’d think the barrage of accusations which led…
Sourav Ganguly and Dadagiri: Bengal’s Boldest Contribution to Modern India
Sourav Ganguly championed “Dadagiri”, a brand of masculinity that was unexpected from a “cultured” Bengali man. And in that, he was the perfect brand ambassador…
Crime and Punishment for the Stoner Soul
I’m always marked out by the cops as a prime suspect on their “drug-addict eradication mission,” because I weigh a grand total of little more…
The Anonymous Life of a Woman Sports Star
Virat Kohli congratulated Mithali Raj by posting a picture of Punam Raut. In its brief life on social media, the post became a metaphor of…