Articles

“Did You Had Dinner?” Why We Shouldn’t Judge Romantic Prospects By the Way They Text

To reach a point of actual socialising via any dating app, requires large doses of that most annoying of modern-day pastimes – texting. It is never two people who match on these apps, it is their textual alter egos that do.

Madam Sanskari July 16, 2016

POV

The White Nun’s Burden

The question is not whether Mother Teresa did in fact create a legacy of humanitarianism, but it is one of overcoming the white saviour complex some day.

Kripa Krishnan July 16, 2016

Bollywood

What Ayushmann Khurrana’s Dream Girl Gets Right About Modern Masculinity

In many ways, Dream Girl feels like an antidote to the brashness of Kabir Singh. It is a film that confronts the vexations of modern-day masculinity. It briefly imagines men who listen, who empathise with vulnerability, and who must learn to relate to each other in ways that have long been socially assigned to women.

Kamayani Sharma July 16, 2016

Culture

The Last Jedi is 2017 in a Nutshell

Star Wars isn’t about aliens fighting each other with fluorescent tube lights and spaceships blowing each other up. There’s nuance behind all that CGI, and themes that ensure The Last Jedi is a fine example of art imitating life.

Damian D'souza July 16, 2016

Features

Why the Emmy-Nominated Watchmen is a Must-Watch for Any Fan of Joker or The Dark Knight

Today, a superhero story can be many things, from an R-rated comedy romp (Deadpool), to a grim character study (Joker). There is more depth in the genre now than ever before, and it can be traced back to one important question: “Who watches The Watchmen?”

Dushyant Shekhawat July 16, 2016

Pop Culture

Mirzapur 2 Review: Shakespearean Characters, a Macho Town, & a World Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before

Mirzapur’s unprecedented popularity stems from its ability to write Shakespearean characters into the boilerplate premise of a town high on masculinity. A thoroughly engrossing and mature second season cements the show’s place as a world unlike anything else we have seen.

Manik Sharma July 16, 2016

Earth

How Your Fast Fashion is Slowly Killing the Earth

Our clothes now hardly last us for a year, and yet each piece of machine-made denim sold takes about a hundred litres of water to make. Once the denim loses its grip, it finds a way into our landfills. And that polyester in your jacket takes about 200 years to decompose.

Riddhi K July 16, 2016

Coronavirus

“I Coughed? Do I Have Covid-19?”: What It Means to Be a Hypochondriac in the Time of Coronavirus

As Covid-19 achieves top-disease status, one that promises to spread as much misinformation online as it does respiratory issues, it’s been getting harder to self-diagnose. So naturally, the first thing any hypochondriac worth their imaginary tingling sensation will do is google “Do I have coronavirus?”

#VALUE! July 16, 2016

Pop Culture

Thor: Ragnarok and the Marvel of Self-Parody

Thor: Ragnarok is a road trip loaded with more jokes than the Bill Burr stand-up, more emotion than the fakery of the second Guardians movie, and perhaps the best CGI ever in a superhero film.

Arré Bench July 16, 2016

Bollywood

How Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein Acquired a Cult Following

Two decades on, Rehnaa Hai Tere Dil Mein will have a sequel. But will it come close to the magic of the 2001 movie? After all, RHTDM amassed a cult following thanks to its wonderful music and inspired casting – especially the sincerity of R Madhavan.

Poulomi Das July 16, 2016