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Ads are coming to your AI chatbot-what this means for you

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The way we use the internet has changed completely since generative AI became mainstream. Where we would previously put a keyword-based query into a search box, we now seek more c... Read More


Walking through Bangkok's everyday theatres

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- We eat century eggs standing in the alleyway next to a building that holds a warren of individual one-room homes-much like Mumbai's chawls, though these only occupy the ground flo... Read More


Are movie theaters losing their magic to dining distractions?

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- As the lights dim and the trailers start rolling, you sink into your seat, in complete communion with the screen. It's a focus and a withdrawal rarely achieved in any other setti... Read More


The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF: Speculative fiction rooted, yet free

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- In his preface to the The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF, the first volume of a planned series of speculative fiction anthologies by Westland Books, editor Gautam Bhatia admits ... Read More


Like matcha, nostalgia is an overused ingredient

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Pan Pasand ice cream. Cadbury's Fruit & Nut granola bhel. Restaurants named, unironically, "Nostalgia XYZ" (insert name of a city people have escaped because it was unliveable).... Read More


Science Gallery Bengaluru's new show is all about finding the true weight of a single calorie

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Food discourse has gotten out of hand. Protein bros name and shame people for their carb-laden plates, nutritionists talk about plant-based diets with cultish fervour, chefs can'... Read More


Removing strays has never worked and never will, as these cities show

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Abodh Aras recalls an incident from 15 years ago when a posh Mumbai club, which had around 38 sterilised stray dogs in its grounds, got rid of them illegally overnight. No one kn... Read More