A heated argument

Does India need to spice up its chilli game? Hot sauces and chutneys rule Thailand, Mexico and North Africa. And yet, each of them offers more than a blast of heat

Bordering on a trend

Burmese cuisine, rich, light, diverse, is close enough to feel familiar but still seem unusual. No wonder it's popping up all across India

Show off your good snide

... aka, how to shut down a bitchy comment, and stop random meanness in its tracks

The hitch with the sitch

Isn't situationship just another term for friends-withbenefits? A look at why folks are using the vague term to both open up and hide their feelings

Four better shots, please

Women are calling the shots at more TV studios and networks. The result? Stories that fight stereotypes, punch up the patriarchy, and let women characters break away from silly old binaries. See how they do it

Shubhman Gill

Cricketer. @ShubmanGill

Switch to airplane mode

Flying is stressful, especially if you're on a long-haul trip. Here's how to plan ahead, prepare yourself and stay refreshed

The magic of Morocco

Fewer hippies, more luxury and a hotel that feels like home. Marrakesh is still the place French people go to when they want to dream. Perhaps more Indians should too

One for the books

Right now, everybody's favourite content creator, Prajakta Koli, is in love with the idea of love and she wants the world to know

Here comes the... band

Indie artistes are playing at wedding ceremonies.Three musicians discuss what it takes to cater to the shaadi crowd

A thing of beauty

Brands are big on handing out skin and make-up freebies. You just need to ask. Plan it well and you could even be welcomed back for more

A song for safety

Big music acts may be coming to India. But it's still unsafe to attend gigs here. It's worse still for women. Organisers, are you listening?

This week we're....

Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista has a fresh take on staying single.

Are You Seeing Green Too?

Emeralds outshone diamonds this year. See why brides, designers, celebs and award winners showed them off

Leave no manga behind

Big eyes, spiky hair, crazy plots and characters that refuse to die. Get a start into great manga books here

Drive around the Benz

The Mercedes G400d has little to offer conventional buyers, but the hardy SUV is a diesel-car driver's dream

The royal treatment

So the final season of The Crown dropped on Netflix. And there was a certain predictability to the way I dropped everything else and settled down to binge watch it. And now, after that marathon viewing session, here are some of my thoughts.

Top of the food chain

Bengaluru is more than pubs and IT bars. It now aces the franchise dosa game, has great Thai, and serves killer pastries. Is this the most exciting city to eat in?

Take her word for it

Twinkle Khanna, fresh off a writing degree, out with a new book, and killing it at 49, offers 5 maxims for life. Sunshine, fractions, fitting in and sticking out - she's got you sorted

Break-ups, broken down

Don't ghost them. Don't just say 'Thank you, next'. No emojis. To end on the gentlest note, read on

Why TV is still our happy pill

It's never lupus. But medical dramas love dramatic prognoses. Here are their favourites

Reduce, reuse, rewind

Before plastic replaced paper, cheap flights replaced train journeys, and online shopping became the norm, we focused on growth, not garbage

Star-spangled dinners

Three Indian restaurants in the US, Indienne, Semma and Rania, have been awarded Michelin stars. Each has broken from tradition, stirring love into the mix

Main character energy

Starting a business, breaking from tradition, building a fan base. See how three entrepreneurs figured it out on their own as they forged ahead

Electro-anime therapy

Komorebi's new album, The Fall, is electronica, graphic novel, sci-fi romp, collab heaven and coping mechanism all at once

Rights, camera, action!

Like, comment, but maybe don't share? Acontent creator's guide to copyright laws online and off

They twinkle, then they trip

Put any celebrity on a pedestal, and they'll eventually start to wobble. Can fans really separate bad behaviour from being human?

Speed into tomorrow

Lexus's LF-ZC and LF-ZL concept cars are proof that the brand's all-electric dreams are bigger than we'd realised

The flip side of festivity

Every year, like clockwork, these annual occurrences make one bristle with anger and wonder where humanity is headed

The morel of the story

The most expensive vegetable in India, a delicacy for vegetarians, is a type of mushroom. But are they worth the high price that vegetarians pay for them?