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Alia Bhatt: The Shahenshah of Our Generation
Alia Bhatt boasts of the hottest opening streak in modern Indian film history, beating Amitabh Bachchan and the Khans hands down.
Posted inSports
Liverpool FC: Always the Best Man, Never the Groom
This season, under the leadership of real-life Santa Claus Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool FC finished second in the English Premier League. Of course, putting up the club’s highest individual total in premier league history (97 points), and losing just one game in 38, wouldn’t be enough...
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25 Years of Bridget Jones’s Diary: A Valentine’s Day Date for All the Single Women in their 30s
Bridget Jones and I have been each other’s Valentine’s Day date for several years now, no matter who we’re dating or doing. But I’ve only come to truly appreciate the books and the movies in the last five years, as have several other friends who found themselves unexpectedly single in their 30s. She’s the unlikely single-girl role model I didn’t know I needed.
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The Case For Not Being Born: What’s the Mumbai Man Who Wants to Sue his Parents Thinking?
There is a philosophical basis for the arguments of Raphael Samuel, the Mumbai man suing his parents for being born. But in carrying out a superficial social-media stunt rather than addressing the issue with any nuance, his intent is hard to discern.
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Sacred Games, Inside Edge, and the Belated Arrival of Aamir Bashir
Aamir Bashir has been around in Bollywood for two decades now. But it is only in the last two years, riding on the back of stellar performances in Gurgaon, Sacred Games and Inside Edge, that the actor is finally commanding attention.
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Liberal Indians, Remember to Thank Your “Non-Woke” Parents For Your Broadmindedness
Growing up, my highly educated, intelligent parents, who ran a double-income household even before Cosmopolitan said it was in, were an inspiration. They taught me to question everything, which worked out great... until I started questioning them.
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Jorge Salcedo: The True Gentleman of Cali
Narcos’ Jorge Salcedo has emerged as a metaphor for the average man who gets fucked from every side in the war on drugs.
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How I Found Solace Through A Pair of Wireless Headphones
It’s a grim time and we’re all struggling to adjust to the “new normal”. But I’ve come up with a way to cope with the lockdown – plug in your noise-cancellation earphones and cut off all that unwanted noise.
Posted inModern Family
Why Indian Mothers Are the Best Momsplainers
“Momsplaining”, unlike mansplaining, doesn’t come from a place of malice. It’s a form of affection that Desi Moms dish out and involves regularly sassing out your kids for their supposed incompetency.
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What My Grandma’s Favourite Book Taught Me about Reading and Relationships
I knew my grandma for 15 years but there is so much I didn’t know about her. I realised this after reading her favourite novel, Anna Karenina. Why did my very traditional grandma love a book about unfaithfulness, extra-marital affairs, and fractured families? It made me realise that one way to really understand a person is to discuss their favourite books.