Life
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The Woman In Me: Britney Spears tells of troubles in new memoir
From sharing daiquiris with her mother as a young teenager to the 13 years she spent as an adult in a conservatorship, the memoir details how Britney Spears struggled to escape the influence of her controlling father
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In pictures: Ramlila, keeping the tradition alive
Saint Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the sixteenth century to make Ramayana (originally written in Sanskrit) accessible to the masses. Centuries later, its interpretations are still adding to the festivities of Dussehra, which celebrates Lord Ram's win over demon king Ravana—good triumphing over evil. Here's a look at the artists keeping the play alive in Mumbai
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Why the luxury car market is zipping in India
The growing population of wealthy second-generation business owners and start-up professionals, who are ready to splurge, coupled with post-Covid resurgence in industries have given a fillip to high-end car sales
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On a collision course: Eyecatchers of the week
This world never ceases to startle us. This series of images—vessels that bump kins, pumpkins that sail—resonates beyond its description for a leisurely flip or a deep read this week
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French geeks plan the world's biggest video game museum
The Odyssey Project—named after the first ever console designed by Magnavox in 1972—will house one of the biggest collections of games ever assembled
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Brazil favela ballet dancer gets his American dream
Working in the bar his parents own in the favela, Dyhan Cardoso squeezed in dance practice between cooking, waiting tables, making delivery runs and staffing the cash register
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Can Chandon's new made-in-India Shiraz be country's luxury wine for the world?
Chandon Aurva, as the still red wine is called, celebrates Nashik's terroir and innovation in wine-making. Its makers want it to put India's luxury wine prowess on the global map, and change the perception of India as a brown spirit market
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2023 Puja Pandals in Kolkata: Melding the divine and the contemporary
Inscribed on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Durga Puja in Kolkata is a marvellous meld of the divine and the contemporary, bringing together traditional craftspeople, designers, artists and organisers, who artfully engage with events around us that are of immediate concern, wrapped around a reimagining of the deity. Here are a few pandals that struck us for their immediacy and scale
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Global warming could benefit coral-eating starfish
Crown-of-thorns starfish, which are predators of coral reefs and highly resistant to marine heatwaves, could proliferate
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Bartending is a very hard job, but also extremely gratifying: Federico Lombardi, head bartender, Paradiso
In India for a bar takeover, the head bartender of Paradiso, one of Barcelona's best bars, talks about his journey, his signature cocktails and more
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Inside spy-thriller writer John Le Carre's 'vulnerable' final interview
Le Carre sat down with acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Errol Morris in 2019, neither knowing that it would be the author's last interview before his death the following year