Abandonment issues

From exercise bikes to fat-loss patches, here are 10 fitness gadgets we bought in hope and discarded in despair

Going Out Of Your Mind

You don't need a dark corner or an empty mind to meditate. Just go about your day and find peace in the little things

How To Be Great In Bread

India is upping its sandwich game. Move past the sourdough clichés and gourmet fillings to see what's holding it together

A few foreign fumbles

India's attitude to Hollywood celebrities is a weird mix of reverence and revulsion. Surely we can work out a healthier mix?

Deol purpose

Why is Abhay Deol, who carried indie cinema through the 2000s, so quiet on the streaming scene? It's not about the money. The game's changed, he says. So has the meaning of courage

The FYI on TMI

In an age of online oversharing, here's how to stay on the high road and hold on to your privacy

Chic, without the clutter

Bye-bye, beige minimalism. Three experts say it's possible to builda capsule wardrobe for bright, shiny Indianwear too

Permanent markers

What kinds of tattoos have people been getting recently? We found 10 tats and the 10 beautiful, indelible stories they tell

The year of the bull

Lamborghini's newest offering, Revuelto, is a two-seater, plug-in hybrid supercar that will replace the Aventador

Photographic memory

Look carefully. A photo is really a portal, capturing a moment from the past, but also pointing to how much has change

The Not-So-Happy Meal

Why does the Indianised fare at international food chains taste so bad? When and why did the big chains drop their standards so terribly? Two restaurant consultants let us in on a few secrets

Think beyond sushi

All you need to know about Japanese food (and what makes it such a distinctive cuisine), in bite-sized portions

Player 2 has entered the game

Women now play, develop, promote and hold top spots in gaming world. See how it's finally levelling the field

From desi to country

What's an Indian doing on a country music reality show? He's showing the world that the Nashville genre is really a state of mind

Story time, every time

How to build a book-reading habit when all you seem to read these days are memes

The Best-Laid Plans....

Can also seem like a burden. When all's going well, but life is still overwhelming, here's what to do

Who Manages The Magic?

Meet the managers pushing today's content creators to stardom and keeping them there. They're brokering deals, styling, even offering creative input

Forecast For Skincare

Dust storms, heat waves, freak rain. Don't let the erratic weather take its toll on your skin. Here are tips to stay a step ahead

Off the books

It happens more often than you'd think. These 10 screen adaptations are better than the novels they are based on

A budding obsession

Spring is here, but we needn't travel abroad to find beauty in bloom

The rock 'n' roll chef

Rene Redzepi proves to be a chef without borders as he talks about his food, anger management and a future without Noma

Going through a phrase

Still hung up on proper English? It's full of short-cuts and slang, anyway

Appeal To A Hire Power

Two interviews, a Zoom call with the CEO, a pilot project, a chat with HR to test compatibility”, another Q/A. Why is landing ajob sucha circus right now?

Need Help With Growing Up?

Turning 30 is terrifying. So, we gathered 30 practical tips from adults who have been there, done that, thrived, to help you nail adulting

A new justice league

Suniel Shetty is back on the force with Hunter. Here are 10 other onscreen cops that shone in uniform

Life in reverse gear

At last week's Modern Classic Rally, cars built from 1970 to 2010 got Mumbai enthusiasts to cruise down memory lane

Does this spark joy?

Clap along if you feel like the World Happiness rankings don't really matter

Far East gets closer

How Vikramjit Roy of Ahara in Singapore and Adwait Anantwar of Inja in Delhi are serving up a new cuisine: Indian Japanese

A chorus in the valley

Kashmiri band Alif sings songs about lost dreams, strong women and more, in three languages. There's headbanging too

First time's the charm

Where did they go? Sing along to 10 onehit-wonders from the last 15 years as algorithms take over music playlists