Articles

Is the Google Walkout the Way Forward for the #MeToo Movement?

Over the past year, women have done enough talking, outing sexual harassers with courage. But despite that, powerful men get away with million-dollar severance packages. Google Walkout seems to be the answer.

Kahini Iyer July 9, 2016

Sports

Turn Away from the World Cup. It’s Time to Watch Venus-Slayer Cori Gauff Play Tennis

Watching Cori Gauff play at Wimbledon takes me back to the 15-year-old me who crammed for her exams, got tense before her assignments, but also took permission to skip classes just so she could catch a train to the neighbouring city to take part in a tennis tournament. I take one look at Gauff and I wish I was 15 again. I wish I played with sharper intent.

Rupha Ramani July 9, 2016

Features

Arré Checklist: What Your IPL Team Says About You

If you are still part of the Whistle Podu Parishad, you are a loyalist who doesn’t switch allegiances even when your Captain’s hair turns grey, while a true Kings XI fan is just here for a good time, not for a long time.

Arré Bench July 9, 2016

Gender

Even In Celebration, Women Are Expected To Do It All

The festive season is a lot of fun, except for the women of the house who must labour through chores that they have been led to believe is not just their duty, but also some sort of festive privilege.

Purba Ray July 9, 2016

Love and Sex

Asking Men Out is My Superpower

In a culture where men hesitate to approach women in a bar, why do women struggle to take the initiative? I use it as a reminder that I’m not afraid to go after what I want.

Anusha Srinivasan July 9, 2016

DisArré

EXCLUSIVE! Interview with Jedi Master Yoda on Star Wars Day

Dropped by the Arré office, again, look who.

Weedward and July 9, 2016

Gender

Why Bollywood Will Never Have Its #MeToo Moment

Unlike Hollywood, the workings of Bollywood rely heavily on intricate filmi family and friends route. To be an actress in Bollywood, and to speak out against one of its own, is to risk one’s career. For every allegation against Jeetendra and Nana Patekar, there are thousands that we hear nothing about.

Poulomi Das July 9, 2016

People

Lights, Camera, Gangsters: Growing Up With Mumbai’s Real Ganesh Gaitondes

I grew up in the Byculla of ’80s and ’90s, in middle-class insularity on the fringes of the gangland. Yet, I do not recognise the boys of Sacred Games. And I knew them well. They came to collect donations for Navratri and Ganpati, and they didn’t use creative expletives like the L-word.

Samina Motlekar July 9, 2016

Pop Culture

Your #TimesUp! How the Men of the Oscars Failed its Women

Beginning with Frances McDormand’s stunning speech, “speaking up” about diversity, inclusion, and the gender gap was a duty left to the women. Not one male Oscar winner so much as touched on #MeToo or harassment.

Poulomi Das July 9, 2016

Coronavirus

You Don’t Need to “Make the Most” of the COVID-19 Life: In Defence of Doing Nothing

I planned to use quarantined living to go all guns blazing on “Project Me”. I zealously attended every online fitness class, gorged down pending reads, and even excitedly brewed my own Dalgona coffee… only to find myself exhausted, sad, and sapped.

Swarnim Jain July 9, 2016