[Some mild spoilers] I am not what you would call a Nolan fanboy. I might have been once. But over the years, I have grown increasingly tired of Christopher Nolan as a director. That is because he,...
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Read MoreDhruv Rathee, India's premier Youtube content creator, recently posted a video titled "Is India Becoming A Dictatorship?" (The answer he provides is "Yes"). That video garn...
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Read MoreOne of the world's most persistent narrative tropes is that of the hero's journey. The hero, as a boy, bides his time, unaware of his calling, be it Frodo or Neo or Harry Potter or Luke S...
Read MoreAs a connoisseur of cringe, I have, over the years, kept a watchful eye on the Bangladeshi film industry: be it buxom dames charging at hanging tomatoes to the tune of "My youth is like a...
Read MoreThere was a time in the 80s and 90s when tariffs dominated national discourse. The World Trade Organization and the World Bank aggressively pushed globalization, the notion that goods and services ...
Read MoreWhat’s the difference… is a unique new concept for a multi book programme of popular reference and lifestyle titles. Each book will be organized around 150 paired words and ideas that ...
Read MoreHave you ever: * Got stuck in your career? * Said ‘yes, sure’ when you should have said ‘sorry, no’? * Tried to change someone? * Listened to your inner voice? These are all...
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