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The Art of Finding the Perfect Offer: A Professional Guide to Discovering Ideal Online Discounts

Indians love a good bargain. At stores where display boards declare “Price is final,” one has to be subtle and say, “Dekho bhaiyya, paanch dress lene hai to kitna lagaoge?” But in the online world, there is a science to mining discounts from an infinite collection of websites and apps.

Hardik Rajgor July 7, 2016

Vice

The Great Matka Slowdown

It’s holiday time for Kakaal, a matka operator from Mumbai. What choice does he have? The demonetisation drive has forced him to shut shop, at least for now.

Damian D'souza July 5, 2016

Pop Culture

In Defence of Four More Shots Please!, the Ultimate Guilt-Watch for the Lockdown

Like Tiger King, the breathless obsession with Four More Shots Please! has less to do with its quality and more to do with how unequivocally it commands our attention. Perhaps its best achievement is that it takes our minds off the lockdown and Covid-19’s progress.

Poulomi Das June 26, 2016

POV

A Question for Those Offended by the Amazon Toilet Covers: Do You Need to Defend the Divine?

#BoycottAmazon is trending in India, after the online retailer's international platform featured Hindu deities on toilet covers. But do all-powerful, all-knowing deities really require human protection?

Dushyant Shekhawat June 2, 2016

People

Bad Boy Billionaires Take Note: The World’s Richest Woman, MacKenzie Scott, Is also the Most Charitable

In 2020, MacKenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated $6 billion to charities and educational institutions. In a recent announcement, she shared a list of 384 organisations that she had helped with donations since July this year.

Arré Bench May 31, 2016

Columns

The View at 40 | Why Is Everyone Having Really Loud Sex in Four More Shots Please!?

The View at 40 is a weekly column about sniping at youth. This week, we watched the new web series, Four More Shots Please! and heard lots of orgasming.

Sharan Saikumar May 8, 2016

Modern Family

How I Lost My Kids to Technology (And Later Won Them Back)

One day you’re the centre of your children’s universe – and then suddenly, you’re not. You’re never quite prepared for the way technology steals them away from you. They sit, their faces aglow in the light of their phone screens, chuckling to themselves. Like my kids, my overactive imagination is not my friend either.

Ashwina Garg May 3, 2016

Pop Culture

#Throwback 2018: Thank You, Sacred Games, for Ganesh Gaitonde, Katekar, and the Gang of Gopalmath

Sacred Games single-handedly ended the drought of smartly written and performed shows of Indian origin, on the internet. It was that unicorn that treated the small screen with the same level of ambition and respect usually reserved for the silver one.

Arré Bench April 24, 2016

Pop Culture

Game of Thrones is Dead, Long Live Lord of the Rings

Nearly 20 years after the first film, and half a century after the book’s release, JRR Tolkien’s LoTR is returning to Amazon. It proves that tits, blood, and swear words do not a fantasy epic make.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 13, 2016

Earth

Kerala Floods: A Gut-Wrenching Disaster Unfolding on Our Timelines

The floods in Kerala, considered the worst in a century, have claimed over 324 lives and displaced over three lakh people. Once Kerala survives this, it’s evident that God’s own country will have to be rebuilt from scratch. And they'll need our help.

Arré Bench April 9, 2016