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“Winterfell” is the Perfect Appetiser for the Final Season of Game of Thrones

If Game of Thrones were a rock band, then the premiere episode “Winterfell” (and hopefully the rest of this season), will serve as a “Greatest Hits” compilation. When Thrones first emerged in 2011, the world was a different place. Now that the show has become the pop culture juggernaut of our time, are we ready for a world without it?

Dushyant Shekhawat March 9, 2016

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Riverdale: Where Happy Childhoods Go To Die

The creative director of Archie Comics has ruined our childhoods with the “gritty reboot” of our beloved American comic book.

#VALUE! March 9, 2016

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Making Board Games Great Again

The sight of people engrossed in games like Monopoly, UNO, Jenga, and Cards Against Humanity over a drink or two in their favourite cafes has become a familiar one. Spread the news: Board games are cool again.

Poulomi Das March 9, 2016

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Why I Want a Desi Version of Netflix’s Easy To Grasp the Complexities of Millennial Dating

Easy not only dissects our lives, but also acts as a reference for all the feelings we may be feeling, but are unable to articulate. It’s precisely why I call for a desi version of the show. Let’s face it, the lack of intimate discussions around sex, gender, and sexuality in India have done us more harm than good.

Shubhangani Jain March 8, 2016

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Lady Gaga, My Monster Mama

Lady Gaga, for me, will always be the one who saved me from turning into a pretentious snob. She helped me embrace my inner weirdo.

Nimisha Misra March 8, 2016

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Nature Documentaries are Pleasant Viewing, but “Our Planet” Changes that Forever

Despite sporting the familiar trappings of most nature documentaries, Our Planet’s tone is markedly more urgent. While shows like The Crocodile Hunter and Planet Earth provided stunning retreats into the bosom of the wild, in Our Planet human presence and activity looms like an impending storm-cloud.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 8, 2016

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Succession Season 3 Review: Another ballistic season with the Roys

Succession takes place in a surreally caustic world where the word love is more scandalous than the word fuck. But Tv’s most foul-mouthed show is beyond the expletives. It remains unmissable.

Lakshmi Govindrajan March 8, 2016

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My Own Private Bigg Boss: What Charms Does Bigg Boss 14 Hold When Life Has Become a Reality Show?

Bigg Boss 14 begins today. For a population locked down in their homes, will the reality show – watching people locked down inside a house – be any different? Or will the contestants and their motivations make sense? After five months of doing jhadoo-pocha, who among us hasn’t felt like yelling at everyone to get off her back à la Pooja “What is this behaviour” Misrra?

Kahini Iyer March 8, 2016

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Diego Maradona Review: The Greatest Footballer of All Time Observed Like Never Before

Asif Kapadia’s Diego Maradona, a biopic documentary of the greatest footballer of all time, is an enthralling, explosive record of the time when Diego, born in an impoverished town outside Buenos Aires, became a prisoner of Maradona, the celebrity brand he created for himself.

Poulomi Das March 7, 2016

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Chintu Ka Birthday Review: A Touching Tale of a Different Kind of Migrant Crisis

Set in Baghdad a year after the US invasion of Iraq, Chintu Ka Birthday unfolds in the span of one day in the Tiwary household. Despite its fine touches, the film sets out to reveal the futility of war and propaganda through the eyes of children, but falls short of perspective.

Poulomi Das March 7, 2016