Indians are always looking for reasons to be proud of ourselves. If your faith in our innate ‘best-ness’ wavers then, there are countless Whatsapp forwards to remind you that you are, in fact, the best. More raging proof of our greatness shines through data released by Amazon India, which revealed that Chetan Bhagat’s One Indian… Continue reading Congratulations, India. Chetan Bhagat is your highest selling author of 2016
When I first heard whom I had to interview, I groaned. He’s everywhere; his interviews pop up on YouTube, his tweets are quoted by news sites and at any given point, someone is hating on him on my Facebook wall. What was I going to say about Chetan Bhagat that no one had already said… Continue reading Chetan Bhagat knows the best way to deal with haters
It would not be amiss to say that all of us have been called a ‘bitch’ at least once in our lives. Whether it was by another girl who could not deal with your confidence or by a guy who couldn’t swallow that you might be better than him at something. The term has now… Continue reading Watch Shruti Haasan perfectly redefine the term ‘bitch’
Fairy tales have been an integral part of our childhood. The castles, the princes and the clearly marked good and evil were the perfect escape from a not too perfect reality. But as functional adults we realised that Prince Charming is not as charming as we thought him to be (or very bright. He had… Continue reading Caution: this might ruin your favourite fairytale forever
There’s been a lot of talk about feminism. Not just these past few weeks, pretty much all of last year. (It was the biggest talking point at the Emmy awards last year, and made for many awkward laughs.) And more recently, Google decided to give us feminist emojis (should you need them!) and Jacqueline Fernandez starred… Continue reading So you think you’re a feminist? Take the quiz and find out!
There’s no way to listen to this song and not feel a hit of pure Nineties nostalgia. The Spice Girls’ anthem ‘Wannabe’ is the track for a new video produced by Project Everyone and features Jacqueline Fernandez, British music trio M.O, South African hip hop artist Gigi Lamayne, and the 16-year-old model and dancer Larsen… Continue reading ‘Wannabe’ by Spice Girls gets a feminist new video
“In every actress’s life, the media decides when you finally reach a point where you’re not believably f*ckable anymore.” This sketch from a recent episode of Inside Amy Schumer (binge watch alert) is an elegant evisceration of the entertainment industry’s attitude to women who dare to age on screen. On her morning walk, Schumer comes across… Continue reading Amy Schumer’s hilarious take on ageism
