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A Song of Ice and Fire and Global Warming
Game of Thrones, this rollercoaster of tits and dragons that we’ve been riding for the last few years, is a veiled allegory about the threat of climate change.
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Why Aren’t We Cheering for Team India at the Ongoing “Kabaddi World Cup”?
Kabaddi is both a homegrown sport, as well as a hot television property. So why aren’t more Indians gung-ho at the prospect of the boys bringing home a trophy? Well, for starters, it could be because the tournament is taking place in Pakistan.
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Why Jurassic World Needs to Go Extinct
Jurassic World is not Jurassic Park, any more than your Colvin Klien shades from Colaba Causeway are close to the originals. Maybe the once-flourishing franchise should take a cue from the dinosaurs, and embrace extinction.
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Steve Smith is No Monster – In the New, Conscience-Free Version of Cricket
We need a new breed of cricketer for the new, callous version of the gentleman’s game. Ball tampering is only the start. Steve Smiths of the future will resort to all-out sabotage, even leaving chilly powder in their opponents’ crotch guards before the game.
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What Makes Netanyahu India’s Second-Favourite PM?
The first rock star to visit India in 2018, isn’t even a musician. For the patriotic Indian crowd, Netanyahu is a bigger deal than Coldplay and Justin Bieber combined.
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The Final Countdown: So is 2020 the New Decade or Nah?
This year, New Year’s Eve isn’t just the biggest party on the calendar, it’s also fodder for a heated debate – a debate that has driven a wedge between logic and emotion. Is January 1, 2020 the start of a new decade, or not?
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Letting Go of Our Old Comic Heroes
Our generation grabs every chance to declare its nostalgia. The Comic Con is one such chance. But what happens is that old content thrives and the new never gets a chance.
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The 3 Mistakes of Chetan Bhagat
Dear Chetan Bhagat, you don’t get to play the victim card at a time when women are coming forward to share their stories of real oppression. To whine about how the controversy about your “wooing” chats has prevented you from promoting your latest book only makes you look like a self-serving schmuck.
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Why ICSE Schools Deserve a C Minus
Fancy English-medium schools peddle stuff like “global methods” and “an international outlook”, which are admittedly nice things to hear, but leave you helpless if you get accosted by a traffic cop. My supposedly superior schooling failed to make me fluent in local languages. Or in dealing with bureaucracy.
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The Case For Not Being Born: What’s the Mumbai Man Who Wants to Sue his Parents Thinking?
There is a philosophical basis for the arguments of Raphael Samuel, the Mumbai man suing his parents for being born. But in carrying out a superficial social-media stunt rather than addressing the issue with any nuance, his intent is hard to discern.