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Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Ready to tee off

India, June 19 -- The Volkswagen Golf GTI needs little introduction. It is one of the most storied names in motoring history, the car that essentially invented the hot hatch genre in 1976. Half a cent... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Across the milky way

India, June 19 -- It's either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media's reach really is. Last week, most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Wall's b... Read More


Costume drama: Here's how celebs are power-dressing now

India, June 19 -- In March, English singer-songwriter Lily Allen opened the tour for her album, West End Girl, in an unusual gown created by designer Anna Fleischle. Printed on her flowy green fabric ... Read More


Rainbow filter: Queer romance novels are giving us all hope

India, June 19 -- The moment you attach the tag "queer" to a romance novel, readers expect two things. "That it will be a coming out story, and a tale of going through an identity crisis," says Rahul ... Read More


On the line: Why hating on queues is a Boomer move

India, June 19 -- When is a surprise not really a surprise? Answer: When Indians look at Reels of GenZs queuing up to try out a new cafe, a viral dosa restaurant, a beauty pop-up on the weekend, a sn... Read More


Despair, then hope: Making sense of A Ramachandran's sumptuous art

India, June 12 -- A Ramachandran, who passed away in 2024 at age 89, passionately encouraged artists to "develop a visual language and grammar of their own" when he was alive. Anyone who struggles to ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: This really hits home

India, June 12 -- Most of us can identify the exact time when we feel that we are on vacation. For some, it is the moment they put their seat belt on, waiting for the plane to take off for the next de... Read More


Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: Why Dubai is shining despite a global crisis

India, June 12 -- It was the last day of February. Israel and the United States had bombed Iran, plunging the Middle East into a new and largely unnecessary conflict. In Dubai, at the start of that fi... Read More


Don't trap readers into silly debates. We don't care. We just want to read

India, June 12 -- Mark your place in the novel you're in the middle of, and consider this for a second. Most conversations around books aren't about books at all. Instead, they're about how much non-r... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Flaunting a six-pack

India, June 5 -- Mercedes-Benz is on a roll. Twelve new models are planned for India in 2026. And the GLC 53 Coupe is one of the more exciting ones. It replaces the GLC 43 AMG, a car that found only a... Read More