There was a time in history when people were hunted down and burnt to death for being witches, without any evidence. Although the lack of evidence in that instance was a secondary issue; persecuting people for being something apart from the accepted ordinary is arguably wrong. If, however, someone is considered “evil” and there exists […]
In Shakespeare and several Renaissance plays, chiefly comedies, a particular aspect that can be singled out for its frequency and its repetition is the concept of cross-dressing. It can in itself be considered something of a “stock device” in Renaissance plays, which employ this trope mainly for comedic effect. A woman masquerades as a man […]
Despite only having three movies under her belt as a solo director, Greta Gerwig has already made a name for herself as one of the most prolific and successful filmmakers of her generation. Her directorial debut, Lady Bird, was a simple but devastating depiction of the relationship between a mother and daughter based on her […]
Now that the dust has well and truly settled on 2022, and we wait poised for a summer of big Hindi film releases (although probably the biggest, Pathaan, has passed us), it’s becoming clear that last year was a turning point for the industry. It’s no secret that Bollywood has been floundering over the past […]
I am mixed. Multi-ethnic. Biracial, if you will, although this word is an uncomfortable one for me. While the word “biracial” suggests division, the word “mixed” suggests a dissolution of the borders that divide one group from another. To me, this is a vital distinction: for when I look into the mirror, I see my […]
To entertain, in some way, is to surprise, to question, to tease, and even to ruffle. The Car, Arctic Monkeys’ seventh LP, does all of that—unraveling half-baked secrets, yearnings, and goodbyes through a sound that is, once again, revised if not entirely reinvented. A decade after AM cemented their status as rock’s modern torchbearers, the […]
Kaushal Oza’s short film is a gently crafted meditation on grief, memory, identity and art
In the first year of undergraduate school, unable to conjure the words for “homesick” and “lonely” in an unfamiliar city, I wrote ever so often about three cups of tea. I grew up black sheep, prodigal child, “difficult”: different, square-est peg in all round holes. At 18 three cups of tea became the only thread […]
Disclaimer: Contains major spoilers for Season 4 of Killing Eve Killing Eve has, not to put too fine a point on it, a killer repertoire. Sapphic psychopathic assassins, Sandra Oh, dark humour, an enemies to lovers storyline and a head-banging soundtrack among others, make this show one of a kind. Off to one of the […]
In the wake of Kendrick Lamar announcing his fifth studio album, ‘Mr Morale and the Big Steppers’, I found myself intrigued by the methods employed to create a ‘buzz’ around an album rollout. In the modern commercial industry, the concept of rollouts has evolved into an artistic venture in itself. From the moment an album […]