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Fleabag, Mrs Fletcher, and Succession: When Older Women Owned their Desires On the Small Screen

Usually, pop-culture has an archaic way of portraying older women on screen, depicting them as women who are devoid of desire. That seemed to change this year. In shows like Fleabag, Succession, and the Morning Show, middle-aged women wore their desire like second skin.

Dipti Kharude May 13, 2016

Love and Sex

Doggie Break-Ups Are a Bitch: How I Pined For My Ex-Girlfriend’s Pet

I was 16 years old when my first girlfriend, Tanya, believed I had been neglecting her, and lavishing all my love and attention towards Rosie… not another girl, it was her pet Labrador. In hindsight, Tanya was probably right.

Nihal Bambulkar May 10, 2016

Columns

The View at 40 | Why Is Everyone Having Really Loud Sex in Four More Shots Please!?

The View at 40 is a weekly column about sniping at youth. This week, we watched the new web series, Four More Shots Please! and heard lots of orgasming.

Sharan Saikumar May 8, 2016

Love and Sex

There’s Nothing Gross About Period Sex

Almost everyone I know, thinks period sex is gross. Which is why, I feel a film like PadMan will help normalise periods. Women will not begin singing about their bodies overnight, but at least they won’t live in complete disgust of a routine bodily function.

Arjun S May 7, 2016

Love and Sex

My Adventures With Sanskari Lube

One night in the heat of passion and out of personal lubricant, I turned to the most unlikely candidate on my bathroom shelf: A bottle of Patanjali almond oil.

Rebecca Alwar May 6, 2016

Bollywood

My Precious Family Heirloom: A Love for Meena Kumari’s Pakeezah

Meena Kumari's Pakeezah is the foundation of a family bond. A love for the film is a kind of family heirloom, passed on from my nani to my mother to me. After over two decades, I understand the essence of Pakeezah, the love and longing.

Shakun Saini May 5, 2016

Love and Sex

Bill De Ke Dekho: The Definitive Guide to Picking the Tab on a Date

In the good ol’ days of dating, you could sass the guy simply with your amazing alcohol retention abilities. But now it’s no longer about you handling your malt like a pro. Can you handle the cheque like a pro?

Alka Shukla May 5, 2016

Pop Culture

What to Expect at NH7 Weekender

Sorry to disappoint excited first-timers, but sex, drugs and rock’n’roll will hardly be on the agenda over the next two days.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 2, 2016

Love 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.

Parthshri Arora May 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Let’s Talk About Sex, Mummy

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan gives the relationship between sex and Indian parents a modern update. It’s a clarion call to parents to have the fucking conversation with their children.

Poulomi Das April 29, 2016