Life
Netflix’s ‘Beef’ Really Spoke to the Road Rage-Filled Bitch in Me
I’m used to blaming my road rage on external factors – genes, bad drivers, terrible roads. But an exploration of where and why that extreme anger surfaces only when I’m behind the wheel is far more complicated than I imagined.
Dhvani Solani
4.19.23
Entertainment
As an Indian, I’m So Confused About How to Feel About ‘Bridgerton 2.’ I’m Not Alone.
Netflix’s trending Regency-era series incorporates beautifully subtle details of Indian cultures and histories but but tiptoes around the larger ones.
Dhvani Solani
4.1.22
Sex
How Mrs. Claus Became a Sex Symbol and a Popular Porn Search Term
While Santa has been busy sliding down other people’s chimneys, his wife has taken matters into her own hands, sometimes with an elf to help out.
Dhvani Solani
12.20.21
Tech
Everything You Need To Know About Parag Agrawal, the New Indian-American CEO of Twitter
The lowdown on the new top guy’s background, the monies he’ll be making from hereon, and the best memes he’s triggered.
Dhvani Solani
Shamani Joshi
11.30.21
Tech
It’s 2021 But People are Still Using These Dumb Passwords
The world as we knew it changed over the last year but not our stupid love for “password” and “123456.”
Dhvani Solani
11.22.21
Crime
Why Thousands of Owls Are Killed in Black Magic Practices This Time of the Year
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is ironically a dark time for the nocturnal bird.
Dhvani Solani
11.3.21
History
WATCH: How Riots Were Once Fought Over Street Dogs
There was a time when bounty hunters were paid handsomely to kill street dogs.
Dhvani Solani
10.4.21
Dating
Indian Authorities Can’t Bear to See Unmarried Couples Cuddling in Public Places
In yet another instance of moral policing, a prominent public park recently banned the couples from entering, until widespread outrage forced them to backtrack.
Dhvani Solani
8.27.21
Culture
She Wanted a Perfect Wedding Dress. She Was Told She Didn’t Have the Body for It.
Fat-shaming brides is disturbingly common in India.
Dhvani Solani
8.5.21
mental health
Fatigued, Fearful, Hopeless: India’s COVID Crisis Is Ravaging Our Mental Health
We thought we were on the other side of the horror. Turns out, we were just getting into its epicentre.
Dhvani Solani
5.6.21
COVID-19 is Devastating India. Here’s How You Can Help.
People around the world are stepping up to give money for meals, PPE kits, oxygen cylinders and life-saving drugs.
Jaishree Kumar
Dhvani Solani
4.30.21
Travel
So, You Went on a Pandemic Vacay Anyway. Now Should You Instagram It?
An ethics expert answers.
Dhvani Solani
4.23.21
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