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Brunch Magazine - May 17, 2025

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In this issue

Brunch is all about ‘good life’, it covers stories around food, fashion, shopping, travel, health & wellness, books & movie reviews, celebrity talk, lifestyle etc. One of the biggest draws of Brunch is the bouquet of columns by prominent journalists like Vir Sanghvi (food & travel), Sanjoy Narayan (music) and Rajiv Makhni (technology).

Who you gonna call?

Most of us live far from home, rely on friends more than family and fall back on buddy networks. Why is emergency contact info still stuck in the past?

2 mins

Technically your fault

Every device will need replacing one day. Cheat Death by treating your tech better, so it lives on, even as upgrades hit the shelves

2 mins

The sneak has peaked

Around the world, paparazzi now have cosier relationships with celebrities. All those airport, café and gym sightings? They're paid PR. The only one caught unawares is you

3 mins

Always broke?

It's not you, it's the times. No, really. People in their 20s have it uniquely harder than before, say data and the experts. Here's what Boomers don't see when they hate on Kids These Days

5 mins

Entrées and encores

How many great meals can a determined diner fit into a single fortnight? Here are the highlights from Bengaluru, Bangkok, Copenhagen, Bilbao, Dubai and beyond