“Purani Jeans Aur Corona…”: What’s College Life Like for the Class of 2021
College is supposed to be about new-found freedoms but here we are being mindful about every move we make. The hugs we showered on each…
A Toast to the Greatness of Rohit Sharma’s Inconsistency
Only a longtime Rohit Sharma fan can effectively exploit both his greatness and his inconsistencies to their own profit. And only a true Rohit Sharma…
The Pain of Being a Gunner
Year after year it is the same story. Arsenal fans are like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day: Every season is their season, until it isn’t.
Person of the Week: Mark Zuckerberg
For somehow managing to be the guy who gave the world both Farmville and a dose of Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, who appeared today in…
Can We Please Call Bullshit on Brexit?
Stuck in a three-hour traffic snarl, and your concern seems to be a divorce taking place 4,446 miles away. That, my friend, is the spirit…
Kader Khan Wasn’t Just an Actor or a Writer. Kader Khan Was a Genre
Kader Khan didn’t just create the cinema of the 1980s. He created the 1980s. He catered to the lowest common denominator without any apology. He…
Down With Bearded Bros
We live in the time of rampant beards and man buns. But beards are to me what Donald Trump is to factual information, incompatible.
After 20 Years, Do We Need to Reevaluate The Matrix as a Queer Classic?
The humans in the titular matrix have no free will; their journeys are tightly scripted, shackled to the simulation’s code. The inability to narrate one’s…
Karwaan and the Road Less Travelled by Bollywood
Karwaan has its share of shortcomings but it is resolutely modern – by emphasising that a girl and a guy can just be friends. This…
Rangoon and the Rise and Rise of Shahid
Rangoon shines because of Shahid’s stellar performance. In a way, the actor is still delivering on the faith that Vishal Bhardwaj had shown in him,…