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Rapper Yung Raja’s Singapore is one big multicultural party

From the best tandoori burgers to a Southeast Asian sports drink you can’t leave without, this itinerary thrives on the island country’s diversity

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Fashion5 Min

Meet the number cruncher saving fashion brands from financial woes

Vikram Menon, who has worked with designers from Supriya Lele to Mary Katrantzou, shares the not-so-creative secret to creating a successful brand

By Butool Jamal

Arts6 Min

India’s art frat takes over London

From major showcases at Frieze to dinners hosted for South Asians at the Barbican, this year was a win for representation

By Umah Jacob

The Diwali Handbook4 MIN

Old money or Bollywood maximalism—what’s your Diwali vibe?

From chikankari to zardozi, choose the craft that’s your MVP of the season

By Swareena Gurung

Fashion

Brides, it’s okay to opt out of that red lehenga

Choose a pristine white palette instead

bySheya Kurian

Virtual insanity

The future of fashion is in video games

From dystopian ruins to cosmic realms, these designers are dressing us for a post-apocalyptic world

byShamani Joshi

In collaboration with Crocs

It’s official: Crocs have crashed the festive scene

Thanks to an all-new range of Jibbitz—featuring everything from metallic accents to gem-encrusted details—you can now take your crocs from casual to couture in an instant, complete with custom touches

byVanshika Jain

Fashion

Priya Shukla wouldn’t be caught dead in a boring look

The Vera Wang exec, who went into labour wearing a tiara and a tulle robe, loves a dramatic fashion moment

byAkshara Subramanian

R.I.P.

Mom Jeans

Half the time, once I’m done with dressing up and clicking my photos for my social media, I don’t even make it to the event or party. That’s how busy I am.

EntertainmentIt’s Shalini Passi’s world and we’re just here to see itBY Shahnaz Siganporia

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Identity

Six characters you are likely to meet at every Diwali party

bySantu Misra

Design

30 Diwali gifts for the hard-to-shop-for people in your life

bySheya Kurian

Design

Suck at teen patti? These designer games can save you

byAvantika Shankar

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.

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Entertainment

50+ ways to bring on the party

byThe Nod Desk

Entertainment

It’s Shalini Passi’s world and we’re just here to see it

byShahnaz Siganporia

Vedang Raina wears Dyson OnTrac headphones and a Tommy Hilfiger denim jacket

Entertainment

Vedang Raina is young, talented, and still figuring it out

byChloe Chou

Bags of IV fluid representing wellness drips

give it a shot4 MIN

Hangover IV is the new morning-after drip

Signing up for a week-long festive bender? Hacking a hangover has never been quicker

By Pranjal Jain

Skin

Nayanthara’s latest skincare ritual lasts as long as a movie

The actor opens up about balancing stardom, self-care, and expanding her entrepreneur footprint with 9Skin, a beauty line that is now available on Reliance Retail’s Tira

byUdita Jhunjhunwala

Actor Zendaya poses in a white dress with a flower

Winter is coming

The most hardworking moisturisers to add to your cart

Our in-house obsessive tester is done gatekeeping. Here are the best-kept secrets for every type of skin

byChloe Chou

A representational image for perimenopause - wilting roses

Skin

Face it: perimenopause is a dermatological hot mess

Between midlife and menopause, a trusty circle of friends and a good moisturiser comes a long way

byRituparna Som

Health

Can your diet rewire your brain?

Nutritional psychiatry is challenging everything we thought we knew about mental health

bySheree Gomes Gupta

In collaboration with Pond's Skin Institute

PSA: Your life might be a hot mess, but your skin doesn’t need to be

Here’s how to NOT make your skin the casualty of your complicated schedule and trend-backed decisions

byVanshika Jain

Covet

We’re sorry to report Augustinus Bader’s The Cream is totally worth the hype

The famed moisturiser has depleted our wallets but enriched our skin

byChloe Chou

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Will the real Satoshi Nakamoto please stand up?

A new HBO documentary claims to uncover a mystery of the modern world—the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery declares it to be Peter Todd, a Canadian software developer. Todd, however, has called this idea “ludicrous” and “grasping at straws”.
Circumstantial evidence like Todd’s involvement with Bitcoin in its early days and forum posts back up the docu’s claims. In a 2010 forum thread, Todd seemed to complete Nakamoto’s thoughts, leading many to believe he was Nakamoto and accidentally switched accounts.
Over the years, many have tried to solve this mystery and there have been several suspects, including Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright—who declared himself Satoshi Nakamoto, and Dorian Nakamoto, named by Newsweek. Even New York Times got in on the game, naming computer scientist Nick Szabo. But all of these allegations have been discredited.
The implications of uncovering Nakamoto’s identity are huge—his wallets reportedly have 1.1 million bitcoins, worth a whopping US$62 billion. Any movement in his Bitcoin holdings could single-handedly cause a crash in the cryptocurrency market.