Arts & Culture (Page 15)

These graphic clips, short but hilariously apt, have been pop-culture shorthand for decades. They’re now being called dated, ‘cringe’. Here’s why the gif will likely live on.Continue Reading

If there is one thing that’s clear from 250 million years of evolution, it’s that the world can’t stop generating crabs. Over and over, creatures that looked nothing like the crab have turned into crab-like beings. Some die out. New forms are born, looking nothing like the crab. Then someContinue Reading

There is no other way to say this: a lifestyle I had embraced some years ago was off the mark. As we head into a new year, this is as good a time as any to acknowledge that. The Quantified Self movement is deservedly dead. And with it, I haveContinue Reading

We’ve all made new friends this year. For those who unwind with late-night Reels and posts online, those friends might include a hysterical young Parsi trying to learn Marathi (Zervaan Bunshah), a young Malayali with north Indian friends she loves but can’t always understand (Satshya Tharien), a Gen-Z snowflake navigatingContinue Reading

Admit it, half the fun of watching The White Lotus is vicariously partaking in the delights of the luxury hotel chain: lavish sea-facing suites, indulgent service, groaning breakfast buffets. When a character checks into a hotel in a movie or TV show, there’s a little bit of a fantasy forContinue Reading

Asma Mir, a Kashmiri digital artist, is making waves on the iglobal stage with her artwork. Born in Pulwama, Asma, a 12th standard student, started to pursue digital art from the very beginning, by running a page called ‘Illustrations’ on social media. Asma said she uses digital technology to depictContinue Reading

Year-ender 2022: The way we live and the way our homes look says a lot about ourselves. The post-covid era has been all about creating spaces that tell a lot about the aesthetic side of us. The homes speak about peace and inner calm for us. With coronavirus, we movedContinue Reading

A chef from Glasgow, who claims to have invented the curry dish chicken tikka masala, has died at the age of 77, a family member told AFP on Wednesday. Ahmed Aslam Ali, who invented the dish by improvising a sauce made from a tin of tomato soup at his restaurantContinue Reading

‘Tis the wedding season and our Instagram stories are flooded with pictures of our dear ones, close ones, and acquaintances getting engaged or tying the knot. Bachelor parties may range from a low-key weekend in the woods with a select group of pals to an exciting day of drinking andContinue Reading

The “Craft Safari” series which was started by the administration here last year to revive the handicraft sector is kicking and thriving with full progress. At a time when Handicraft Sector was suffering huge losses for the past 3 decades, the Government decided to undertake this initiative to help localContinue Reading