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EXPOSED: The Truth Behind Trump-Duterte’s “Great Relationship”!

The presidents of America and the Philippines met for a romantic candlelight dinner after a hard day of ignoring human rights. Their conversation will shock every bone in your body.

#VALUE! May 11, 2016

Pop Culture

What Came First, the Egg or Instagram Stardom?

A humble single-celled egg has dethroned Instagram queen Kylie Jenner, making everyone who thinks social media is a place to show off the craft they’ve spent years perfecting, look like a giant self-promoting twit.

#VALUE! April 28, 2016

Weird

Spies in the Sky

The next time you’re tempted to laugh at security officials scrambling to arrest a pigeon that flew across the border, think twice.

#VALUE! April 26, 2016

Pop Culture

How Do You Measure the Success of Sacred Games? By a Token FIR for “Hurting Sentiments”

A Delhi-based politician has filed an FIR against Anurag Kashyap for offending religious sentiments, barely a week after the release of the new season of the Netflix series. Makes sense, shows like Sacred Games, are after all, the number one threat to religion since “scientists” officially became a thing.

#VALUE! April 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Still Searching for Sheela! The Netflix Docu Tells Us Nothing New

Where is Rajneeshpuram’s enigmatic Ma Anand Sheela? In Netflix’s Searching for Sheela, we meet a polite grandmother who is visiting her country after decades abroad.

#VALUE! April 17, 2016

Pop Culture

Swipe Right If You Like How I Smell

For the swipe-right generation, Tinder marked the “dawn of the dating apocalypse”. Do we dare detect a whiff of hope in a primal service like Smell Dating?

#VALUE! April 16, 2016

POV

Decoding India’s Love-Hate Relationship with Hasan Minhaj

The “Howdy Modi” event held in Houston over the weekend was organised to celebrate the contributions of Indian-Americans to the arts. While it was a spectacle of sorts, one particular NRI felt a little left out. Comedian Hasan Minhaj was turned away at the entrance, rekindling the question — “Do Indians love or hate Hasan Minhaj?”

#VALUE! April 15, 2016

Pop Culture

SOS! Netflix’s Black Mirror is Getting Too Real

The three episodes of Black Mirror’s latest season may have lost their tech edge, but they are so relatable for a much scarier reason – our reality is quickly keeping pace with Charlie Brooker’s satire. This was probably his plan all along.

#VALUE! April 14, 2016

Earth

What If Glaciers Melted?

Experts have been sounding warnings about glaciers melting at an accelerated rate for decades now. Kerala's disastrous floods prove how destructive a watery disaster can be. What should we expect in case of a glacial meltdown?

#VALUE! April 9, 2016

Sports

“Run Faster!” Said the Couch Potato to the CWG Athlete

We are quick to jump for our Twitter accounts whenever an athlete wins at an international event. The pride is great and necessary. But beyond the celebration of individual achievement, shouldn’t it inspire us toward deeper engagement with sports?

#VALUE! April 8, 2016