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Meet the Real PadMan Before Bollywood Ruins It

“Menstrual hygiene can’t be tackled by an advertising or a marketing team,” said Arunachalam Muruganantham toward the end of Amit Virmani’s 2013 documentary Menstrual Man. Will Akshay Kumar’s PadMan prove him wrong?

Poulomi Das March 30, 2016

Technology

From the Jetsons to Black Mirror: When Did the Future Go from Utopia to Dystopia?

In the last two decades, our approach to technology in pop culture has swung from the unremarkable Jetsons to dystopian web series like Black Mirror or A.I.SHA. What changed? At some point, we had to deal with the very immediate prospect of robots taking our jobs, and inevitably, the world.

Kahini Iyer March 27, 2016

Pop Culture

Sacred Games Review: India’s First Netflix Original Gets India Right

In Netflix’s Sacred Games, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane deliver a thriller that doesn’t shy away from being an indictment on religion. The show argues that religion has always been used to shape politics, commit murder, and amass wealth.

Poulomi Das March 26, 2016

Pop Culture

Can Netflix’s “Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator” Ensure that Bikram Chowdhury Is Punished In a Post-Me Too World?

For years, Bikram Chowdhury used his successful yoga franchises to rape and assault innumerable female students. Even though this has been public information, the yoga guru is yet to face his comeuppance. The clear directive of Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator is to be a searing call-to-action that guarantees that he does.

Poulomi Das March 26, 2016

POV

What it Means to be an Unfunny Person in the Age of Stand-ups and Comedy Specials

It’s a particularly bad time to be born without the ability to make people laugh. Stand-up is the new guitar that everyone wants to leave their careers for. And in this Age of Lols, the struggle of those born without the funny bone is real.

Ananya N March 25, 2016

Pop Culture

Why House of Cards is Better Off Without Kevin Spacey

Netflix’s House of Cards began the march towards its finale with its lead actor markedly absent. Kevin Spacey has become persona non grata in a way other men accused of harassment, like Louis CK, have managed to avoid. It’s hopefully a sign of things to come.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 24, 2016

Pop Culture

Why it’s Game Over for Game of Thrones and Me

It hurts to say that, as the show’s final season finally arrives, I have officially broken up with Game of Thrones. With its reliance on CGI dragons and impending apocalypse, GoT has become almost conventional, nearly predictable — and utterly disappointing.

Kahini Iyer March 22, 2016

POV

What If Gaitonde’s Prophecy Turns True and Mumbai Gets Nuked

Ever since Sacred Games’ terrifying cliffhanger, I’ve been trying to imagine what would happen if Mumbai did actually get nuked? Over 7,00,000 people will be dead within the first 24 hours of impact. A communications blackout, disrupted railway lines and roads will result in widespread panic and riots, leading to more deaths.

The Faunlet March 21, 2016

Pop Culture

Masaba Masaba Review: Mothers and Daughters Just Wanna Have Fun

Masaba Masaba, where celebrity mother-daughter duo Neena and Masaba Gupta play fictionalised versions of themselves, isn’t the most perfect show, but it remains immensely watchable. Set around late 2017, Masaba Masaba takes the candyfloss “girls can have some fun too” approach.

Poulomi Das March 21, 2016

Pop Culture

BoJack Horseman Does What The Simpsons Can’t

A cartoon featuring a horse person is a better illustration of the millennial situation than most live-action and other shows with regular humans.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 19, 2016