Posted inGender
Arré Checklist: Fairy Tales for a Post-#MeToo World
The Disney Princess trope has long been bashed as reductive and anti-feminist, but here are some fairy-tale heroines who are just as #fierce as Beyoncé.
Posted inSports
Lionel Messi: Argentina Ka Sachin Tendulkar
When Sachin didn’t do well, the Indian team would invariably fold like a pack of cards, and the situation isn’t too different for Lionel Messi, Argentina’s all-time top goal scorer. When Messi has a quiet game, Argentina looks more disjointed than India’s finance ministry.
Posted inSports
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.
Posted inSports
Luka Modrić: The Man Who Embodies Everything Sport Should Be About
In a world that idolises speed, Luka Modrić has mastered the art of the pause. Of waiting for the right moment. Of moulding space and time on the football pitch. With three Man of the Match awards, he’s had a stellar tournament. And yet, nothing about him screams, “Look at me!”
Posted inColumns
The View at 40 | Why We’re Silent About Rajkumar Hirani & Outraged Over Gillette’s Advertising
The View at 40 is a weekly column about ageing disgracefully. This week we try not to outrage at razors that piss us off.
Posted inSports
Thoughts You Have When You’re Forced to Watch the World Cup
Every now and then, even a supermodel produces a turd – and the World Cup produced a night of football yesterday that could put a caffeinated baby to sleep. Here are a few conversations starters to take you through your day.
Posted inSports
Football’s Eternal Question: Is This Going to be England’s World Cup?
2018 marked a rare World Cup where England arrived sans their usual hype and unwarranted swagger. Fans and pundits didn’t have high expectations from this young England squad – until the first kickoff whistle blew.
Posted inPop Culture
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Understanding India’s Aam Aadmi
Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is just as relevant today as it was 40 years ago. Britain in the ’70s, much like India today, was a bureaucratic nightmare – Vogons are the literal personification of that. And Arthur Dent? Well, he is an Aam Aadmi caught in the crossfire, just trying to make sense of the world.
Posted inTechnology
India Trumps the Net Neutrality Debate! TRAI Harder USA
As the US waits patiently for their internet to get ruined, the Indian government has accepted the telecom authority's recommendations in a big win for Indian net neutrality. Learn from us America, you don't need any more inequality.