Posted inPeople
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Rave Party
After attending prayer meetings where people go into epileptic tizzies, I’ve come to the conclusion that a religious gathering is nothing more than a rave party for the faithful.
Posted inTechnology
How Millennials Will Script a Happier 2020 on the Internet
As we enter the 2020s, the once-utopian internet is overrun with misinformation, hate speech, and dopamine-boosting algorithms. Hopefully millennials can add online misinformation and business recklessness to things that we’ve destroyed.
Posted inPop Culture
Why Biswa Kalyan Rath is Ready to Be More Than His Punchlines
Unlike the West that depends on Hollywood comedians to deliver intelligent shows, most Indian web-series created by Indian stand-ups feel like an extension of their comedy specials. But Biswa Kalyan Rath who is insistent on not letting his involvement in creating Laakhon Mein Ek dictate its ownership, could be the exception.
Posted inSports
Will the 2019 World Cup Be All About Dhoni?
Though 2011 will forever be MS Dhoni’s crowning glory as captain, that edition of the World Cup was all about Sachin Tendulkar. Eight years on, as India begin their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa, it seems as if MSD has been shedding all the baggage and getting ready for his final act in cricket.
Posted inCoronavirus
WFH Will Get to Me Before Covid-19 Does: Diary of a Working Mom
I welcomed working from home, because my full-time job doesn’t allow me much time with my two sons. But for every silver lining, there is a cloud. My infant is always drooling all over my laptop, and my bored toddler, glued to his iPad, asks questions like, “Siri, how to eat a parantha?”
Posted inLove and Sex
The Hot Have it Easy
Tinder Select is a secret, invitation-only version of the app for the attractive and the powerful – yet another reminder to regular people of their supposed place in the world.
Posted inPop Culture
Zee5’s Churails is Messy. But It is the Sisterhood We Were Looking For in Four More Shots Please!
The Pakistani series Churails, brings to mind the fanciful adventures of another set of ladies – the ones in Four More Shots Please! – for how far apart the two worlds are. Despite its outlandish plot, Churails still feels real. It is in the soft-hearted moments of sorority that the Pakistani web series really shines.
Posted inPOV
What Do We Do With Dresses Without Pockets?
“Dresses with pockets” is a massive concern for women worldwide. Why, then, haven’t designers, clothing stores and runways paid heed to the #WeWantPockets movement yet? Is this a giant fashion conspiracy?
Posted inPop Culture
Bard of Blood Review: A Tiresome Spy Thriller Let Down By a Dispassionate Emraan Hashmi
Bard of Blood is yet another insipid Netflix book adaptation that feels foremost, at odds with the format it has chosen. It boasts neither the complexity nor the suspense to warrant seven episodes that run at a length upward of 45 minutes.
Posted inSports
A Letter from the Past, to Virat Kohli, by Virat Kohli
Four years ago, in the World Cup semi-final, the Australian side dashed Team India and Virat Kohli’s hopes. But the 2015 Kohli will not let the 2019 Kohli fall at the same hurdle. As India gets ready to lock horns with Australia at the World Cup once again, Kohli receives a letter from his 26-year-old self.