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After Endgame, How Will Marvel Fans Adjust to a Life without the Avengers?

What the hell are we all going to do when we no longer have the Avengers in our lives? Now that there are no more trailers to slow down frame-by-frame, or post-credits scenes to sit in the theatre for, to whom will the devotees of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes turn?

Kahini Iyer July 30, 2016

Sports

Loss and Longing: The Agony of Being a Sports Superfan

While victories leave us on highs, our lows are the experiences which truly define us. Losses are, after all, about latching on, and letting go. They define us. Which brings us to India’s defeat.

Amal Singh July 27, 2016

Pop Culture

Can You Laugh at Aziz Ansari’s Jokes and Not Feel Guilty in a Post-#MeToo World?

Aziz Ansari performed his comeback stand-up tour, “Road to Nowhere” in India this weekend. In the sold-out show in Mumbai, the comedian’s new set spiritedly acknowledged the predominant concern of the post-Me Too world: Are you trivialising the transgressions of outed men if you’re willing to renegotiate with their art?

Poulomi Das June 21, 2016

Sports

Dear Indian Fans of English Football, It May Be Coming Home, But Nowhere Close to Yours

The catchphrase, “It’s coming home,” recently became annoying as fuck, after it turned into a meme that Indians are repeating unironically. This is the World Cup we’re talking about guys, not the Kohinoor.

Arré Bench June 16, 2016

Sports

Liverpool FC: Always the Best Man, Never the Groom

This season, under the leadership of real-life Santa Claus Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool FC finished second in the English Premier League. Of course, putting up the club’s highest individual total in premier league history (97 points), and losing just one game in 38, wouldn’t be enough...

#VALUE! June 15, 2016

Sports

It Feels Like Monday, The World Cup Must Be Over

In the headiness of the World Cup, it became difficult to keep up with the calendar. It was easier to recall that you met someone when Croatia played Nigeria, or the meal you had when France escaped Peru. The trouble for us, who degenerated into this new system of date-keeping is that the World Cup has come to an end.

Priyansh May 14, 2016

Sports

Fast but Never Furious: The Quiet Genius of Jasprit Bumrah

Despite all the talent, both innate and acquired, that Jasprit Bumrah possesses, it is his temperament which is his USP. As his clutch performance in Tuesday’s ODI against Australia showed, you’ll never see him losing his cool or crumbling under pressure.

Saksham Mishra March 31, 2016

Sports

IPL 2019 Finals Mumbai versus CSK: The IPL’s Very Own El Clasico

As MI and CSK get ready to square off for the fourth time in an IPL final, we look back at this stellar rivalry, that’s comparable to the El Clasico itself. While they may not compete at Camp Nou or Santiago Bernabéu, their clashes are evenly matched in raw, heady enthusiasm.

Jackie Thakkar March 14, 2016

Sports

Sachin Bhakt or Statistics ki Dukhan: What Kind of a Cricket Fan Are You?

Now that the World Cup has arrived, you’re sure to find yourself in a crowd watching the games, whether through a store display window or a in a bustling living room. Keep an eye out for the person who still carries a torch for Sachin, and the self-promoter who adds three stories to their Instagram for every over.

Arré Bench March 3, 2016