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Book v/s Show: Normal People and the Youthful Understanding of Love and Other Things

The popular 2018 coming-of-age book, Normal People, written by Sally Rooney and its 2020 adaptation follows its protagonists through the turmoil of Gen-Z relationships. The book derives its brilliance from spools of internal monologues; the show turns them into silent sequences while the action marinates in your head. While certain omissions could have enriched the show, it still remains a fabulous viewing experience.

Apurva Talluri June 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Koffee With Karan is Needed Now More Than Ever

Koffee With Karan is back and given the three years we as a country have endured, god knows we’ve needed it

Ria Chopra June 4, 2016

Documentary

Knock Down the House Isn’t About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alone. It’s a Roadmap for a Political System

There’s more to Netflix’s Knock Down the House than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her journey to becoming a Congresswoman. Instead, the documentary is a record of the struggle of “getting everyday Americans represented by everyday Americans” and the near lack of space that the nation’s politics reserves for women.

Poulomi Das May 28, 2016

Pop Culture

SOS! Netflix’s Black Mirror is Getting Too Real

The three episodes of Black Mirror’s latest season may have lost their tech edge, but they are so relatable for a much scarier reason – our reality is quickly keeping pace with Charlie Brooker’s satire. This was probably his plan all along.

#VALUE! April 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Why TED Talks India Nayi Soch is TV’s Most Intellectual Offering

TED Talks could be India’s first step toward creating television that isn’t peddling brain-dead and rehearsed ideas. It has the ability to change the general discourse at the tapri from the #Virushka secret wedding to water conservation.

#VALUE! March 11, 2016