Mob Archives

What WhatsApp Gets Wrong About Its Fake News Campaign

In the last two years, more than 30 deaths have been linked to fake WhatsApp forwards in India. After the government warned WhatsApp to "take accountability" for the unchecked spread of fake news, it set off to make amends. But are they enough?

Yashasvini Mathur May 14, 2016

Pop Culture

Jamtara Review: A Fascinating Netflix Drama that Evokes the Rottenness of the India We Don’t Read About

At a time when mob rule and goondaism seem rampant in the country, Jamtara, Netflix's latest Indian original, paints an effectual portrait of an India that we often look away from.

Manik Sharma April 2, 2016

Pop Culture

The Irishman Review: Martin Scorsese’s Poignant Mob Drama is Nothing Short of a Miracle

The Irishman, a 209-minute-long Netflix film, is a slow dimming of the lights on the Martin Scorsese-mob oeuvre that bows out of the ring, having built for itself a legacy akin to a museum that future filmmakers will visit to worship. It is nothing short of a miracle.

Manik Sharma March 14, 2016