We live in a world that is constantly bombarding us with information, made available at our fingertips thanks to smart phones. We don’t need to go far to look for the things we need, the things we desire, information we seek, and, now, even the...
How does one get matched on Tinder? This is a tough question. It is an ambiguous question. It is a stupid question. Ask not what Tinder can do for you, but how you can avoid being a creepy dude. As a heterosexual man, I have...
Almost a decade ago, when I had just started high school, I dated my first boyfriend, my first love. It was the all-consuming kind and I was head-over-heels! I used to write poem after poem, tirelessly trying to put into words — all that my...
When the first season of Sacred Games released on Netflix last year, millennials were quick to point out the inherent nature of violence and frontal nudity in the eight-episode crime thriller. In a particularly poignant scene in episode four, Kukoo (Kubra Sait), a transwoman, unfastens...
Jeep Compass The Compass is Jeep’s cheapest offering in India and is already a craze amongst off-road enthusiasts. In its Limited Plus variant, it gets quite good at tackling different types of terrain. It comes with three driving modes — snow, sand and mud. It...
The origins of Iceland’s name are various: the most popular claim is that since Iceland was a lush green paradise and Greenland a massive block of ice, the Vikings in their attempt to dissuade invaders, ironically named it ‘Iceland’. Another popular story is that Iceland...
If the ‘Internet of Things’ has been the buzzword over the last five years, I would say the ‘Theatre of Things’ will be the next big thing in the coming decade! Well, at least, that’s the hope — a future where theatre finds meaning and...
Say hill station in Kerala and Munnar would be what immediately springs to one’s mind — sprawling green tea plantations, spectacular views and above all, a cool climate. The town has it all. But then, the tourist destination has become so commercialized in the past...
At 1:30 in the afternoon, we are as hungry as we are tired. Our feet are blistered, our bellies are rumbling, and we seem to have no energy to explore the beautiful city around us. We are on the penultimate day of our budget trip...
Before I even begin to tell you about this band, let us all acknowledge their epic name: Thayir Sadam Blues! A serving of South Indian musical flavours with an influence of Jazz and Blues — that’s what anyone would think, no? But their music is...
