Will brands stand up against toxic content?
The more noxious the news channel, the more viewership it has garnered. Will advertisers rethink strategies?
Why future missions to Venus will not be as easy as they look
The recent discovery of phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere has given added impetus to future exploration missions
Being Quirky Helped Comedian Diane Morgan Land ‘Cunk on Earth’
The English actress on her early struggles, her Netflix success and why she only watches ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
The pandemic didn’t end card rewards. It made them stronger.
Credit-card points and perks survived Covid-19. Now they face a banking crisis and Washington.
The impossible Rana Ayyub
Journalist Rana Ayyub's no-filter critique of New India make her impossible to ignore. In a year of international awards and honours, Lounge catches up with her as she prepares to receive an award from the US-based Muslim Public Affairs Council next week
Opinion | Amazon’s superhero satire ‘The Boys’ gets even wilder
With its insightful second season, ‘The Boys’ has become its own super-beast, as the show grapples with memes and media manipulation
Why women lose at chess
There has always been a large ratings gap between the top men and women chess players. Conventional gender roles or unequal access, in a sport of the mind, what’s holding women back?
Opinion | The competitive sport of staircase wit
Are you good at repartee? Do you come up with the perfect response on the spot or do the ripostes strike you later?
‘It’s more natural for men to pick chess as an interest or women to pick arranging flowers’
Eva Repková, who heads the commission for women’s chess at the International Chess Federation, says women are ‘naturally’ disadvantaged in chess
Opinion | Fleet Foxes are comfort food for your ears
The group’s brand of indie folk has a quietly calming effect. Their new album, ‘Shore’, provides serenity during these troubled times
Why Twinkle Khanna wants you to try tendli
Khanna’s new book has recipes by celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Sonali Bendre. But the most interesting ideas are by home chefs
What Tara Kaushal wants to tell you about rape
The contours of social class and caste are strong threads running through Kaushal's book 'Why Men Rape', which argues that upper-class predators are the most dangerous