Posted inPop Culture
The Lost Art of Trolling
Back in the day, trolling was a sophisticated art form. Today, it has been reduced to boring screaming matches. The surrealism has practically vanished.
Posted inPOV
Why We Need to Ban the Term “Mid-Life Crisis” From Our Lexicon
After 50, fast-fashion brands are passé for old-fashioned folks like me, and what the hell am I still doing with those crop-tops and coloured tights? I can sense millennials grasp at my audacity. You see, if I refuse to abide by this cultural construct, I’ll promptly be labelled as yet-another-hilarious casualty of the “mid-life crisis”.
Posted inBollywood
25 Years of Baazigar: Friendzoning, Power of Attorney and Other Life Lessons
Baazigar introduced us to a new weapon of mass destruction, the power of attorney. And Shah Rukh Khan’s Ajay Sharma taught us that if your contact lens game is on point, you can conquer the world.
Posted inPeople
The Merchants of Mumbai’s Cancer Economy
An ecosystem of lodge owners, taxi drivers, and idli sellers keep things running outside Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital, one of the city’s largest cancer facilities.
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From Reverence to Reefer Madness: The Journey of Weed
How did a drug that was once touted “food of the Gods” become associated with the guy who never showers and listens to “Satanic music”?
Posted inGender
With or Without Bikinis, Why Beauty Pageants Need to Go
Pageants like Miss Universe are some of the most dishonest talent shows in the world. They claim to be in search for a well-rounded woman, but always ends up looking more like wet T-shirt contests with a patriotic sash.
Posted inBollywood
Ginny Weds Sunny Review: Every Shaadi Rom-Com Cliche Ever in One Place
Ginny Weds Sunny, starring Vikrant Massey and Yami Gautam, exploits every shaadi rom-com trope, featuring cheesy pick-up lines that would make Shahrukh Khan proud… in 1997. In a pandemic where everything is uncertain, this is the most predictable film one can find.
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Mardaani 2 Review: The Rani Mukherji Movie Has a Myopic View of Rape and Punishment for Rapists
Mardaani 2 is nothing more than just an excuse to ride on the overwhelming public rage against the inaction towards violence against women. It looks to satiate the dangerous demands of mob justice to such an extent that the film ends up romanticising it.
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Bob Biswas review: Abhishek Bachchan’s stand-in act falters on many levels
Bob Biswas fails to deliver on the creepy mysticism of the original played by Saswata Chatterjee. In his place, Abhishek Bachchan is acceptable but not memorable by any stretch of the imagination.
Posted inLove and Sex
Opposites Distract: What Happens When Your Partner and You Can’t Agree on the Choice of Porn?
I’m someone who wants her escape erotica to look like the Mills & Boons version from her teenage years. Gentle, loving, slow and sensuous. My partner, unfortunately, belongs to the other end of the porno spectrum. He likes his porn to be brutal; the more depraved it is, the better he enjoys it.