Outlook Magazine - April 21, 2025

In this issue

Adolescence

Nasty, Brutish and Short

Whether you are a teenager living in North, South, East or West India, you are expected to stick to a certain normative script of masculinity

10+ mins

IN ONE SHOT

A technical masterpiece, Adolescence exposes the deepest and darkest corners of incel culture, male rage, masculinity, manosphere, teenage violence and social media ... one long shot at a time

10 mins

The Rabbit Hole

An anti-feminist masculinity is attracting young boys on the Internet. Blaming women for the pressure on men, its champions believe they are only opening men’s eyes to the misery in their lives

7 mins

Say No to Smartphones

Children are excessively using smartphones, which will disrupt their sleep patterns and increase the risk of depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts

4 mins

Intergalactic Emergency

Nothing has taken hold of the lives of adolescents like the internet, and in particular, the smartphone

4 mins

Boys Can Cry

We need to create safe spaces at schools and homes where frank conversations can happen without judgement

5 mins

Time to Reboot

How ready are we as a society to offer adolescents, especially boys, room to explore their authentic selves?

7 mins

Misogyny RELOADED

A deep dive into Andrew Tate's course parades an existentially threatened masculinity using misogyny as a punching bag

5 mins

May the Force be With You

Parents have a duty of care to equip girls with the emotional and intellectual resources needed to confront misogyny

5 mins

Leave the Kids Alone

Social media may be the elephant in the room, but it is not the sole evil we are making it out to be

5 mins

A Dangerous Appeal

Is the chatter around the idea of an “ideal woman” and traditional gender roles resonating in the toxic manosphere leading to more women relating to the ‘trad wife’ trend?

5 mins

He who Rides the Tiger

The spring of 2025 unveiled Bengal's dirty casteist secrets, with Chamar community members in over two dozen villages calling out untouchability

9 mins

Memory is a Country

Despite the cuts and controversy, L2 Empuraan will remain documented in public memory for its bold attempt to represent a dark phase that no one wants to talk about

5 mins

Haseena Maan Jaayegi

Adolescence is unflinching in its portrayal of how young men are socialised to feel entitled to women's attention and affection, and yet, it isn't exactly breaking new ground. These ideas were seeded much earlier in India, and, by extension, its populist cinema

6 mins

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