Posted inPeople
Grief and the Comfort of Strangers
When my brother died in a car accident, I couldn’t bear to be around friends and family. My only relief was talking to a complete stranger, a person I’d never met and didn’t know.
Posted inLove and Sex
Grindr and My Tales of Technosexual Love
For technosexuals, the potential of digital, photoshopped lovers is more pleasurable than actual interaction with them. We send out dick pics minus faces so it doesn’t get personal.
Posted inFeatures
The F17 Pro is the Art. OPPO is the Artist
Fashionable technology is no longer a luxury, it is a bare minimum in 2020. And that’s the case with the OPPO F17 Pro. Thanks to the AI Portrait modes, I no longer have to worry about trying to edit dark pictures that look like they were clicked by Mangalyaan in space with no light around. Each picture is a work of art.
Posted inPop Culture
Getting Over Endgame: How to Survive the End of a Franchise that Feels Like Family
Our emotional investment in the characters on screen – be it Iron Man or Tyrion Lannister – is more than most millennials invest in a relationship. But is this merely a mindless addiction, or is there something more that we’re missing?
Posted inPop Culture
How the Oscar-Winning Laura Dern Made Us Fall in Love With Unlikeable Women
Laura Dern is everywhere. In Marriage Story, for which she bagged a Supporting Actress Oscar, she’s effective as the ruthless divorce lawyer Nora. In Big Little Lies, she’s the rich and manipulative Renata Klein, who threatens neighbourhood moms. What Dern does so often is flip an unlikeable woman on her head and reveal what lies beneath.
Posted inSports
The Undertaker Retires: Top 5 Moments the WWE Fighter Gave Us Which Defined Our Childhood
After 33 long years, WWE legend The Undertaker has decided to retire. Here are five unforgettable moments that fans of WWE will cherish long after he’s gone.
Posted inTechnology
Does Charging Your Phone Overnight Really Kill the Battery?
As it turns out, the question how long should you charge a phone is about as complex to answer as why Republic TV would think that a Jamia protester would shoot at a fellow protester. Let's hash out some of the theories.
Posted inPOV
How My Arranged Marriage Evolved During the Lockdown
My husband and I had an arranged marriage nine years ago. I often wondered if we really knew each other. But the nationwide lockdown, in spite of all the anxieties that it brought with it, has helped us take a breather and reconnect in a way that feels absurd, yet delightful.
Posted inBollywood
In a World of Kaushals and Khurranas, Where Does King Khan Now Stand?
Shah Rukh Khan is looking forward to capping off the year with Anand L Rai’s Zero. But in an age when Bollywood seems to have found new King Ks – in Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana – is the original King Khan’s dominance over our hearts and screens under threat?
Posted inPop Culture
Frozen II is Here! My Sympathy is With You, Dear Parents, Aunts, and Uncles
Frozen II is too self-aware, too correct, with too much head and too little heart. None of that matters, of course. If you have a young child in your immediate ecosystem, chances are you’re going to spend a lot of time in the movie theatre in the coming weeks.