Design trends 2023: How to zhuzh up those boring walls
Pick it, stick it and enjoy wallpaper art.
How to decide what to read next
The more the number of books published, the harder it seems to come across just the right one. How is a reader to choose?
Gandhys of Chemould: A biography and a documentary train the lens on the first family of Mumbai's art world
A biography by Jerry Pinto and a personal documentary by Behroze Gandhy on the Gandhys, their abode Kekee Manzil, and what it says about the intersection of engaged citizenry and art.
Mumbai gets Shy, another insta-worthy all-day café and bar
Vintage, colonial décor, instagrammable interiors, global-contemporary cuisine, in a 4,500 sq. ft area — that’s Mumbai’s newest all-day café and bar in Chembur.
Theatre director Atul Kumar: ‘I don’t know the purpose of art, I'm questioning that’
The acclaimed theatre director talks about his new play 'Baaghi Albele', based on the 1942 American comedy film 'To Be or Not To Be’, premiering in Mumbai this weekend, and questions the relevance of art in today’s times.
My Family and Other Globalizers | The problem with schools
If the modern workplace is at cross-purposes with feminism, so are schools.
Influencers losing trust of followers due to lack of transparency, says ASCI
Transparency and honesty stood out as the key reasons why consumers trust influencers on social media, followed by relatable content, and personal stories, as per the survey conducted by ASCI.
Actor turned entrepreneur Alia Bhatt on juggling with work and parenting as a new mother
An extra over achiever, as her sister jokingly calls her, Alia Bhatt said that she loves challenges but added that it is never easy to juggle both personal and professional life.
New mom Alia Bhatt times it right, launches infants wear under Ed-A-Mamma
Actor Alia Bhatt tells Moneycontrol how becoming a new parent inspired her to launch her new category under her kids wear brand Ed-A-Mamma
Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton is a different look from Gucci
The approaches taken by the fashion houses could not be more different. Their new creative leads have huge designer sneakers to fill
MC Business Quiz February 14, 2023: World Cancer Day theme, 65th Grammy Awards, Budget 2023
Flex your brain's muscles with our regular MC Business Quiz. In this edition, a business model that dates back to the 1850s, Mahindra Finance MD and CEO designate, and more.
MC Business Quiz | Who came up with the term "Artificial Intelligence" at a conference in 1956?
Flex your brain's muscles with our regular edition of the MC Business Quiz. In this edition, Boston Dynamics, science-fiction play R.U.R., 2001 sci-fi film 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', ChatGPT, and more.
Little bites through Europe’s vegan capital, Berlin
Burgers without meat, cakes without eggs and ice cream without regular milk are all becoming increasingly common in Berlin. There are also animal-free butchers, selling meat-free versions of smoked bacon strips and mince.
Is Google still punching below its weight in the chatbot wars?
A limited group is testing Bard now.
Rave, rinse, repeat: An incomplete history of Delhi’s nightlife through the ages
As a selection of hotels and restaurants in Delhi threw their doors open 24x7, here’s a look at how the city’s idea of partying has evolved over the past decades.
Honey wants money: Valentine’s Day and the Business of Love
While couples pull out the stops to make Valentine’s Day memorable, it is the retailers laughing their way to the banks. Has the Valentine’s Day been reduced to a business, where brands exploit our need for romantic validation?
Book review: Why Salman Rushdie's Victory City is the perfect historical fiction for our time
Rewriting history, religious bias, gender bias - Rushdie seems to be responding to all of these prompts in Victory City.
How Awadhi food came into Kolkata
In 1856, with Wajid Ali Shah came Awadhi cuisine into Bengal's capital, as the former nawab of Lucknow or Awadh conjured up gilt-tinted images of his lost kingdom and the scents of his once-grand kitchens.
Book review | ‘After Sappho’ intricately weaves life stories of iconic queer feminists
2022 Booker Prize longlisted Selby Wynn Schwartz's 'After Sappho' will be remembered as an extraordinary novel that celebrates women, calls out their erasure or rejection by male-dominated literary circles, and traces the historical figures who wrote on women loving women.
Exhibition | When women take hold of art
The Delhi exhibition, 'Mycelial Legacies', presents 60 years of practice and 30 artists, in keeping with curator Deeksha Nath's 'desire to include artists who are (present) across generations', from the late artists Kishori Kaul and Rini Dhumal, to Anita Dube and Nilima Sheikh, among others.
How much business do rose sellers do on Valentine’s Day?
A rose is ‘not just a rose’ on Valentine’s Day but a highly-priced commodity worth its weight in gold. Prices double this year as the wedding season overlaps with Valentine's Day.
What's the hype around Valentine’s Day? This is how it began and evolved
Some of the earlier customs associated with the day were not romantic at all, but instead focused on fertility and included sacrificing animals.
Book review: 'We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies' puts exile under a microscope
Tsering Yangzom Lama’s debut novel 'We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies', about a family that's displaced following China’s invasion of Tibet, was shortlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
My Family and other Globalizers | How to show young children you understand them
Early childhood problems expert Harvey Karp wrote that toddlers find it upsetting when their demands, which to them feel like visceral needs, are met with calm and logic - as though their feelings are not getting across.
