Posted inSports
Undertaker’s Last Rite
The Undertaker’s career is the perfect metaphor for pro-wrestling fandom. He has earned his place in the pantheon of legends by constant reinvention.
Posted inPOV
The Fake News Factory Must Shut Down: Here’s Where to Begin
Earlier this week, Narendra Modi withdrew an order from the I&B Ministry proposing to cancel the accreditation of journalists who were spreading fake news. But if we are serious about combating fake news, let’s begin with the IT cells of political parties.
Posted inFashion
“Hair is Everything”: When Your Husband Has a Better Mop Than You
In our society, lustrous, supple strands still remain a source of pride for women. It even prompted the brilliant Maya Angelou to assert that “A woman’s hair is her glory.” But when what was once your crowning glory ends up getting relegated to the shadow of your husband’s, I must confess it does take some getting used to.
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Is WWE’s Women’s Wrestling Throwing Sexism Over the Top Rope?
Almost 40 per cent of WWE’s audience comprises women. Instead of the titillating and vulgar sexuality of the mid-2000s, can the world’s largest wrestling promotion give their female audience worthy role models to look up to in the ring?
Posted inBollywood
Suhana Suffer: Stop Whining about the Vogue Cover
Can we please stop the hand-wringing over Suhana Khan on the Vogue cover? Don’t blame the magazine or nepotism – blame yourselves for falling over each other to see her #AirportLook. This is a classic case of the privileged, whining on about the super privileged.
Posted inDisArré
Leaked! Prime Minister Modi’s Independence Day Speech!
What will be the thrust of PM Modi's address from the Red Fort? The Nation doesn't want to know but W&B tell us anyway.
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Mothers: The Most Judgemental People on Earth
I used to scoff at friends who gave their toddlers phones or ipads while feeding them. I did not want to be that mother. Three years later, it’s more likely that India tops the Olympics than my son eats without a screen in front of him.
Posted inFeatures
5 Reasons Why Varun Dhawan is Winning 2020 With Coolie No. 1
Coolie No. 1 is a Varun Dhawan show all-out with catchy dance numbers, over-the-top comedy, and great action sequences.
Posted inHealth
Those Still Thinking of Taking that Last Flight to Goa, It’s a Lockdown. Not a Holiday
On a Facebook group that I am a part of, someone was looking for a companion to cycle to Lonavala. Yet another family has taken off to Goa. Now is the time to to contain your wanderlust and stay the fuck home.
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Behind the Scenes at Delhi’s Madame Tussauds
Why does one go to a Madame Tussauds at all? The cult of celebrity drives many of us in this country, but what convinces us to spend money to indulge in what I can only explain to myself as necrophilia of the eye?