Posted inPop Culture
Why Game of Thrones Did Not Deserve the Emmy for Best Drama
Despite sprawling set-pieces and CGI-fuelled dragon fire, GoT has failed on three fronts that made the show a success: writing, suspense, and logic.
Posted inPeople
Who is the Saudi Arabian Woman Activist Jailed for Fighting for Women’s Right to Drive?
In Saudi Arabia, a country with a dubious human rights record, a recent verdict sentencing women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in jail has drawn criticism for its severity.
Posted inFeatures
The Five Types of Foodies You Meet at Mumbai’s Food Festivals
Since most readers are used to consuming their meals in front of the TV while wearing their pajamas, this field guide to the cast of characters you’re likely to meet at Mumbai’s food festival this weekend is what every hungry foodie needs.
Posted inPOV
How WhatsApp Could Save the World
Simply telling people not to believe WhatsApp forwards is not going to cut it. So is it possible that we can just tell them what to believe instead?
Posted inPeople
Best of Arré: The Year We Lost The Voice
From India’s most fearless journalist to the voice of a generation, a toast to our old friends who we lost this year. Here’s to their lives, legacies, and lasting memories.
Posted inBooks
Tanushree Podder delves into Patriotism, Friendship and Love in the Army in her Latest Novel
Tanushree Podder’s “The Girls in Green” is a beautiful story of friendship, love and patriotism as four young women navigate the Officer Training Academy. From tough-as-nails superiors to their first mistakes and successes and even love, “The Girls in Green” covers it all.
Posted inFeatures
How to Get Your Fizz Back
Guess what we just found out? Fizz Day is on December 8. It’s the day when you could show your fizz to the world by styling some unique looks. We jumped on the bandwagon. Why don’t you?
Posted inBollywood
How DeepVeer Made a Top Secret Wedding a Public Spectacle
Like any other “low-key Konkani wedding”, DeepVeer’s wedding involved guests taking a boat and climbing up a hill in custom Sabyasachi while innumerable patrolling boats kept paparazzi at bay. The clincher, the couple’s no-picture rule.
Posted inGender
Barabanki Rape: How Many Dalit Women Have to Die Before We Acknowledge Casteism is a Pandemic?
On Thursday, the body of an 18-year-old Dalit woman was found in a field in UP’s Barabanki, in what appears to be yet another horrific instance of caste-based crime. The police, who conducted an autopsy report on the body, later confirmed that the young girl had been sexually assaulted before she was killed, as was alleged by her father.
Posted inWeird
Gal Gadot and the Dirt on AI Porn
Gal Gadot’s AI-made porno tape is evidence that some perv has found a way to swap a pornstar’s face onto a person’s body, seamlessly. This is frightening because everyone’s pictures are all over the internet.