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Dear diary: What makes a good journal?

India, Dec. 19 -- It's almost 2026. The air is crackling with promise. A shinier version of ourselves feels just around the corner. The one who wakes up early, goes to the gym, meditates, hydrates, mo... Read More


Left on seen: Why every ping and text doesn't need you to reply

India, Dec. 19 -- It started with the BlackBerry. Those pre-smartphone devices put, for the first time, every incoming notification, on a single device. Early fans (you know who you are) would reach f... Read More


Every trend is called a -core now. Relax, Coremageddon is a good thing

India, Dec. 19 -- Geologists are worried. So are strength trainers. Everything is suffixed with 'core' now. Mildly sad Tuesday? Mopecore. Accidentally wearing black and fur? Mob-wife core. Declutterin... Read More


Drawing Room: What B Pradhan sees in Nandan Ghiya's installations

India, Dec. 12 -- There is beauty in shining newness. Creating something from scratch calls for imagination and finesse. But what of the ability to reimagine what already exists? Artists that work wit... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The presents of mind

India, Dec. 12 -- The older I grow, the more disenchanted I become with possessions. The truth is that like most others of my age, I have accumulated so much stuff over the decades, that I have quite ... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Our flavour savers

India, Dec. 12 -- Do you like condiments? Of course you do. All Indians are condiment lovers. From pickles to freshly ground chutneys, no Indian meal is complete without condiments. This is in sharp c... Read More


Shorts fired: Are vertical microdramas the future of cinema?

India, Dec. 12 -- What are micro dramas? Anne Chan, a Hong Kong-based distributor for the medium, described them as the '90s soap-opera The Bold and The Beautiful on steroids. She said it in an interv... Read More


Festive Flex: How to stay fit amid X'mas brunches and NYE bashes

India, Dec. 12 -- Here's a Dad joke that rolls around at this time of the year: There are two types of people in the world - those who shout, "Ten! Nine! Eight!..." at a party on Dec 31; and those who... Read More


Call it a day: Who added these celebrations to the calendar?

India, Dec. 12 -- If you ever feel like your schedule is out of control, take comfort: The calendar is having a meltdown too. At some point in the last decade, humanity collectively decided that every... Read More


That's how we roll: Meet the skating champs setting new records for India

India, Dec. 12 -- In September this year, at the far fringes of Indian sport, something exciting was happening for the first time. On the 15th, Anandkumar Velkumar, a 22-year-old athlete from Chennai,... Read More