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Long Live Samsung Note 7
Farewell, dear smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was a device so lit, you couldn’t handle it if you didn’t want to play with fire.
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The Stoic Struggle of Being Gautam Gambhir
If we were to write the history of Indian cricket up until now, Gautam Gambhir should be mentioned in the first paragraph. He belongs alongside CK Nayudu, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni for being our most cold-blooded killer.
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Modern Love and the Flawed Theory of Common Interests
Someone’s taste in TV -- “Is he/she not smart enough to enjoy Rick and Morty?” -- or current events -- “I wonder what she has to say about Shashi Tharoor’s latest tweet?” -- is the most imperfect way of looking at love.
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Sex Coro Na! In the Time of Social Distancing, Sexting is Your Best Bet
The sexting must go on. Before you decide to send dick picks to your latest Tinder match, remember there are rules to this breathless sport.
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Teerth Purohits: Guardians of India’s Family Trees
The genealogists or teerth purohits of Haridwar have been record-keepers of family history for centuries now. I learnt a few things about my future walking through my past.
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The Hot Have it Easy
Tinder Select is a secret, invitation-only version of the app for the attractive and the powerful – yet another reminder to regular people of their supposed place in the world.
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Balaknama: The Street Children’s Newsroom
Balaknama is a newspaper run by the children, for the children. India’s only publication with street kids at the helm, it does not involve itself in politics or popular culture, but focuses on the rights of children.
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Breaking Bad in Delhi’s Azadpur
Asia’s biggest vegetable mandi is at the centre of a sprawling drug trade. It’s a natural match, considering the market’s life of hard knocks and harder labour requires some relief.
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Bollywood’s Mr Brightside
Ranveer Singh has played the self-aware clown in Bollywood’s self-aware circus. This reckless unpredictability has defined his career.
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Counting Coitus and the Mathematics of Sex
Research suggests that sex once a week is optimal for a couple’s happiness. But the “how much” lobby always leaves out the all-important quantity vs quality question, displaying, once again, modern romance's fetishising of numbers.