Posted inGender
Rockin’ Them Designer Vaginas
Rhinoplasty and cheek implants are passé. The latest fad among Indian woman is hymen reconstruction, colloquially called revirginisation, where wives want to gift their husbands a new hymen.
Posted inPeople
A Day in the Life of Delhi’s Rohingya Refugee
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill seeks to provide citizenship to persecuted minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, thousands of Rohingya Muslims, a minority in Myanmar who've fled genocide, continue to live in inhuman conditions across the country.
Posted inPOV
The Agent Provocateurs of War
Media jingoists have concluded that the Uri attack calls for a tit-for-tat response. Pakistan has to be taught a lesson. There must be retribution. And it must be nuclear.
Posted inLove and Sex
Confessions of a Half-Boyfriend
The “friend-zone” is really just a communication error. Not all “half-boyfriends” are sneaky assholes who are nice to women only to get into their pants.
Posted inSports
Viswanathan Anand: A Grandmaster and an Underdog
Chess might never be as sexy as F1 and Viswanathan Anand will never have as many ads as Sachin, but his greatness is unparalleled. It would be nice to see him get his due. His due, i.e., that extends beyond a half-day Twitter trend.
Posted inPop Culture
Logan: The Darkest Knight Rises
Logan uses its advantage of being the last film in a series to get away from superhero tropes. It tries to combat the grand question: Why are superheroes important?
Posted inPop Culture
Wonder Woman and the Loss of Innocence
The story of Wonder Woman is the story of mankind’s innocence lost – our submission to the uselessness of war and the futility of structure to fight corruption.
Posted inWeird
The Nation Wants To Know: Can You Get Drunk in Space?
On “The Nation Wants to Know”, we answer questions that have our editorial team scratching its head, and members of the research team sweating in their seats. This week, do space and alcohol mix?
Posted inLove and Sex
Hate Will Keep Us Alive
For those who come from the “Ooooh, we like the same things” school of thought, please go back to school. Shared interests is the dumber, less bitchy younger brother of “shared hate” and is less efficient as a dating mechanism.
Posted inPOV
The Wall vs the Mandir
Donald Trump may be the “worst president ever”, but unlike our politicians he actually puts into action his outrageous campaign promises.