Posted inFirst Person
How a Seagull Saved a Navy Pilot Who Crash-Landed in the Sea
A crash-landing in the Arabian Sea brought together two seafaring flyers in the most extraordinary circumstances.
Posted inPop Culture
Red Notice is just another Green notice for the Ryan Reynolds brand of fun
Red Notice features three megastars, a silly premise but all can be forgiven for a dose of Ryan Reynolds being his usual self.
Posted inBollywood
The Sky Is Pink Review: A Tender Family Drama Shouldered By an Evocative Priyanka Chopra
The Sky Is Pink feels less like a biopic of a dead teenager and more like an unabashed tribute to the two fighters who volunteered to a losing battle for over two decades. It’s predictable and familiar yet affecting and tender, especially as an examination of unconditional caregiving.
Posted inPeople
74 Days and Counting: How We All Have Failed the Trapped Meghalaya Miners
Though the half-hearted response of the Meghalaya government in organising rescue operations for the miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya is appalling, let’s not hold the politicians to a higher standard. Our apathy cannot be ignored; in fact, it only highlights the disregard we have for the lives of the poor in our country.
Posted inBollywood
Too Exotic: Why We Love to Hate on Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is that rare star who has managed to breach the gates of Hollywood, a feat that no actress has been able to accomplish. Priyanka, however, knew what it took to succeed – and that’s the reason she is so easy to hate.
Posted inLove and Sex
How Sexting Returned to Me The Safety and Control that the Actual Thing Couldn’t
When real life experiences fuelled my trust issues with partners, sexting became my cheat code to remain present, despite all my issues with power play of the actual act.
Posted inPop Culture
Why the Enduring Myth of Mary Poppins Didn’t Need an Update
Raising children is never an easy business. Parents need all the help they can get. There is a reason why my father would once think of our original Mary Poppins VHS tape as a sound investment. Transfixed for the 140 minutes that it played, my sister and I would be out of his and my mother’s way.
Posted inPeople
Why There Can Be No Other Vinod Khanna
Nobody could ever aspire to be Vinod Khanna. The chiselled looks, the rugged sexuality, the undisguised charm, he was all, and more, that a hero could be. Without trying too hard.
Posted inBollywood
The Accidental Prime Minister Review: A Disappointing Launch for the BJP’s 2019 Campaign
Somewhere in his failure to make a good, authentic film on the 10 years of UPA, Vijay Gutte delivers a movie that resembles the UPA era – incoherent, helmed by corrupt people, and that familiar feeling of wondering when the fuck you’ll get done with this bullshit. If this is the launch of the BJP 2019 campaign, I am pretty disappointed.
Posted inSports
Croatia: The Kings of Extra Time
Last night, Croatia scripted history with a compelling semi-final win over England, becoming a World Cup finalist for the first time and proving that their undying resilience and impossible persistence could make them the Ultimate Underdog of this World Cup.