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Do you miss the scrawl in the age of the scroll? Lets bring back the excitement that handwritten letters carried

Akansha Ranjan Kapoor

personal agenda Actor, @AkanshaRanjanKapoor christalle.fernandes@hindustantimes.com Currently I am: Working on my Amazon Prime release and Telugu debut, MaayaOne. High point in life: Signing my first film, Guilty (2020). Low point in life: A car accident. On my playlist: The No Lie with Bryan Tyler Cohen podcast; CNN 5 Things to Know; Law and Crime With Jesse Webbers. On my speed dial: My sister, my manager, and my best friend. Today I'm craving: Dark chocolate. App I check before bed: WhatsApp, to make sure I've responded to everyone. Advice I'd give my 18-year-old self: You're never in control, so just let go. My favourite Sunday memory growing up: Going for a swim with my friends while our parents watched. Club sandwiches and French fries after. My most star-struck moment: Meeting Jimmy Fallon in London. A superpower wish I had: To be able to grant people's wishes. My favourite bad habit: Using cuss words. A secret skill I have: I can rap. A trait I despise in people: Rudeness or talking down to people. I won't leave the house without...: My phone, lip balm and a rubber band.

Round two? Let's go!

More dinosaurs, but with Jonathan Bailey. Lindsay in another body switch. Mission Impossible 5? 10? We don't care. We're so seated for these sequels

Something to crore about

Only three Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series cars are up for sale in India. It's limited-edition on a new level

Shall we head downstairs?

Young people aren't lacking in ambition. They've just found a different way to be happy-descending the career ladder. They're doing OK.

It's OK, spill the beans

India's café scene is a quarter-century old. See what's in, what's out, what's brewing and what's trending these days

And, in the leading role....

Millennial bosses are taking over. But they're a work parent, colleague, and manager rolled into one. Here's how to deal with them

Change of art

New collabs for Manipur's black pottery. Ganjifa cards at game night. North-East folktales visualised anew. Make way, make way! Indian crafts are getting a reboot

Check-in, check-up, recharge

Luxe resorts in the Maldives are banking on wellness as the next big draw. Getting tests done as you chill by the sea isn't all that odd. It's part of getting better

Things are going south

Two of India's surprise obsessions, benne dosa and donne biryani, come from Bengaluru. Try both. It's not about history or bragging rights. It's just good food

Grab a spoon

Pastries with a French accent, ice-creams with a Japan visa, rasgullas with Italian connections, viral American cakes, home-grown faves. Track India's dessert revolution in five viral bites

Spots and a bit of frenzy

Zoom in. Bharti Kher's works are dotted with meaning. And every bindi represents her connection to India and the spiritual

Please take a screen test

It's difficult, but not impossible, to do a digital detox. Set boundaries, resist the impulse, and tuck your phone away

Terms, but with conditions

Dating is hard. New labels make it worse. Ghosting. Nanoship. Pocketing. Let's just focus on the people, shall we?

Have you learnt to spell?

10 incantations that make us all secretly feel like wizards and witches. By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! Here they come

Varun Sood

personal agenda - Actor, @VarunSood12

These notes hit different

What happens if a flute and guitar have a baby? Or when a violin gets an extra string? Hear from four musicians whose inventions can't be beat

Unhappily ever after

Unrequited love, unfulfilled longing, romances that didn't work out. These 10 onscreen couples broke each other's hearts, and ours too

When a shrink needs a shrink

Is your therapist judgy? A tattletale? A bully? Spot these red flags before you sit on the couch. All healing starts from a safe space

Purple with rage

Maserati's GT2 Stradale handles roads and racetracks with ferocity. Strap in. Your speed fantasies are about to get real

We're syncing, not sinking

Being chronically online doesn't mean you have brain rot. Stay logged in, move with the times and leave haters behind

White lies, lotus pocus

The White Lotus is great TV. But it’s not an accurate portrayal of how the super-rich vacation or how the staff treat them

Here, now, quick, unfiltered

New Insta trend? Forget the trends. Don't be too perfect, get to the point fast, make money from other sources. The 'gram has new rules

View from the throne

He's only 29, but he's already one of India's most-streamed hip-hop artists. He's collabed with Jason Derulo and Nick Jonas. Mic drop! King's reign has just begun

This week, we're..

Cheering Jennie. Blinks, don't kill us. But everyone knew that Blackpink's Jennie wasn't a great dancer.

Who ordered the upgrade?

Chefs put truffles on burgers. They tried to glow-up the hot dog. Now, there's caviar with fried chicken. It's surprisingly good

Malishka Mendonsa

Radio jockey, @MyMalishka

No freaks in this Circus

T Venkanna's art isn't easy to look at. That is exactly why you should see it. Sex, gore, beauty, life — he weaves it all in, with fire

I don't mean to intrude, but...

Who, what, where... why does everyone want to know everything? How to shut down personal questions like a pro

Let's conquer the countdown

Have faith. Breathe. Don't get unalived over deadlines. Those who fought the clock and won, share their best get-it-done hacks