Articles

Panipat Review: When Will Bollywood Get a Historical Epic Right?

Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat spends three overdrawn hours harping on the nobility of a loss, priming the Marathas' defeat in "The Third Battle of Panipat" not as a failure, but as a sacrifice. It demands the average Indian viewer’s sympathy and also their unfaltering allegiance.

Poulomi Das April 2, 2016

DisArré

Exclusive: Interview With the Real Legion

Weedward & Bongstein catch up with one member of the hacking group Legion and find out that he loves talking about dumps.

Weedward and April 2, 2016

Sports

Why Men and Women View the Serena Williams Outburst Differently

Men and women have reacted to Serena Williams’ outburst at the US Open final differently. Several men viewed it rather straightforwardly, siding with fairness in sport. The larger chunk of the support for Williams has come from women across the world – possibly because stuff like this happens to us every day.

Poulomi Das April 2, 2016

Pop Culture

When Zaheer Met Sagarika: Bollywood and Cricket’s Ongoing Love Story

Since time immemorial, Indian cricketers and Bollywood actresses have been eyeing each other as potential mating prospects with the same level of attraction that Rohit Shetty reserves for destroyed cars.

Arré Bench April 2, 2016

Pop Culture

#Don’tSpoilTheEndgame: A Plea To All Spoilsports Who Ruin Films and TV Shows

Over the last few days, a few lucky social media users who got to see Avengers: Endgame before everyone else have been celebrating by live-tweeting the plot at everyone else. This is a new low for internet trolls, especially considering how far the Russo brothers have gone to keep the details of the film under wraps.

Nihal Bambulkar April 2, 2016

DisArré

Exclusive! Anupam Kher Hacks his Twitter Hacker’s Account

Weedward and Bongstein, the world’s finest journalists, gained access to a top-secret meeting where Anupam Kher, Ram Madhav, and a token IT dude got together to solve the mystery of their Twitter hacking.

Weedward and April 2, 2016

Sports

India vs West Indies: Can the Men in Maroon Rise Above the T20 Conditioning?

The rise of the West Indies as a T20 superpower has been detrimental for the other formats. They can play the big shots, but they cannot sustain for 50 overs. Their World Cup, and indeed all future successes, hinge on the team finding the fine balance between aggression and restraint.

Rupha Ramani April 2, 2016

First Person

Not All PoWs Return Safe Like Abhinandan Varthaman: The Case of Captain Gurung

Captain Vijender Singh Gurung was captured by Pakistan during the 1971 war. He spent nearly 13 months in captivity. This is his story.

Rahul Singh April 2, 2016

POV

A Shimon Peres Recipe for Mr Modi

Israel's Shimon Peres represented a combination of the Machiavellian ideology and Gandhian philosophy that India sorely needs in the aftermath of surgical strikes across the LoC.

Mad Marx April 2, 2016

Bollywood

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Review: The Love Aaj Kal We Deserve

In Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhaan, writer-director Hitesh Kewalya reframes two people standing up for their love as two people also standing up for freedom to love whoever they wish to. It’s a gay romance that is equal parts thrilling and revolutionary.

Poulomi Das April 2, 2016