Posted inPop Culture
Bestseller review: Won’t sell anywhere
The new Amazon prime original is dull, unimaginative and worst of all takes its viewers for granted.
Posted inPop Culture
Hail Mario, Full of Grace
Years before we had God of War, an Italian plumber was the de facto face of video games. On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Donkey Kong, we celebrate the legacy of “Jumpman”.
Posted inPeople
Mobile Mics of Chhattisgarh
In the media-dark zones of rural India, life and death issues go unreported. Shubhranshu Choudhary, who bagged the Google digital activism award in 2014, brings light to that dark.
Posted inAnimals
My Years with a Killer Elephant
If you don’t believe love can be blind, allow us to introduce you to Sajid, the devoted mahout of a murderous pachyderm.
Posted inVice
The Secret Society of Self-Harm
Blood has always been a testament to human emotions – anger, love, bravery, grief. And cutting themselves seems almost a rite of passage for the angsty teenage soul.
Posted inPop Culture
Write George, Write Like the Wind
Happy Birthday George R R Martin! Hope you’re celebrating it with a pen in your hand.
Posted inSports
Under the Weight of the Dirty D Word
Long before Narsingh Yadav, there was Monika Devi. The heartbreaking story of a weightlifter caught in a doping scandal hours before her flight to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.
Posted inLove and Sex
Ed Hardy & Other Absolute Nos
In a world of too many greys, it is comforting to have some black-or-white absolutes. Like knowing you couldn’t date a guy with a dog named Tuffy.
Posted inPop Culture
Hey Potheads, Leave the Food Alone
Stoners bug me because they eat everything. They open the fridge, and they start polishing off all its contents – even the salt and pepper and half-cut nimbu and salad dressing.
Posted inVice
An Addict for Life
Moderation is not my key; balance is not in my lexicon. Addiction is an inspiration. And I pray that every obsession gives me a high.
