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Hanging up: Why phone tech isn't exciting anymore

India, Nov. 13 -- In Kazuo Ishiguro's 2021 novel, Klara and the Sun, the humanoid robots refer to phones as "oblongs". Phones have been feeling very oblong-y and uninspiring lately. A Reddit user on t... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Track to the future

India, Nov. 7 -- What was once the Tokyo Motor Show has evolved into the Japan Mobility Show (JMS), but its DNA remains the same - a dazzling celebration of innovation, imagination, and the quirky cha... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Agony over the aunts

India, Nov. 7 -- What do you call the cousin of your father? I only ask because Zohran Mamdani (New York's new mayor) was accused of being a liar when he referred to his father's cousin as his aunt. A... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: This tastes like home

India, Nov. 7 -- It was only when I was researching this piece that I realised that because I had travelled so much this year, some of my best meals were eaten abroad. When I wasn't travelling, I was ... Read More


Psst! Heard this? Celebrity gossip is changing. And you're part of it too

India, Nov. 7 -- It happened a little over a week ago. Enrique Iglesias played Mumbai. Photos of celebrities in the VIP sections were all over our feed. But only eagle-eyed scrollers caught a mystery ... Read More


Get waisted: Your guide to wearing a corset, the right way

India, Nov. 7 -- No need to faint. Everyone seems to be in their corset era, but no one looks as out of breath as they used to be. The ladies in Bridgerton (Netflix's raunchy, Regency-period drama) se... Read More


Chill pill: What to ask your doctor before taking supplements

India, Nov. 7 -- Marine algae. Chlorophyll. Lion's mane. No, this isn't a biology lesson. It's the internet's wellness pantry, brimming with promises: Better sleep, sharper focus, glowing skin, calmer... Read More


Mood swings: Why action and romance dominate movies today

India, Nov. 7 -- Is it just us, or is your TV's homescreen looking like it's going through an identity crisis too? For every recommendation of a violent film (Kantara, Chhaava), there's a feel-good ro... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The great gasping

India, Oct. 31 -- In more innocent times, the arrival of winter - signaled by that early-morning or late-night nip in the air - was something to be celebrated. In my childhood home, it meant that the ... Read More


Drawing Room: Shrimanti Saha on Nilima Sheikh's unsettling art

India, Oct. 31 -- Art can delight and inspire. It can fill a space with beauty, share messages of solidarity, spark creativity. But art can also hold a mirror to uncomfortable realities, invoke shock,... Read More