The Nod Mag

(Almost) everybody loves Zohran Mamdani

This was the year that New York’s new darling captured the young and the woke with the promise of making the city affordable. Nine South Asian New Yorkers talk about his appeal

By Arushi Sinha

Food13 Min

North Goa’s 50 best food and drink list to screenshot, save, and share

The Nod’s edit of local-approved spots for the tourist season

By Deepak Narayanan

Lily Collins, who plays Emily in Emily in Paris, photographed by haistylist Mike Désir

Hair & Makeup5 Min

Lily Collins’s bob on ‘Emily in Paris’ has its own character arc

Hairstylist Mike Désir, who splits his time between Paris and Mumbai, has created over 60 looks for Emily over five seasons. He reveals why the bob was probably the toughest

How Harmanpreet Kaur gave us the moon landing of women’s cricket in India

LATEST STORIES

What’s your current fashion fixation?

It’s only January and 2026’s most exciting food pop-up is here

Gen Z women are wearing Ashdeen garas on their own terms

Where to eat… this January

This year, we’re going big on these under-the-radar perfume brands

The most covetable jewellery pieces right now are silver

I shot my way through Masai Mara, one DSLR in hand

This heart-warming story from small-town India shows how fashion can be a form of resistance

(Almost) everybody loves Zohran Mamdani

North Goa’s 50 best food and drink list to screenshot, save, and share

Lily Collins’s bob on ‘Emily in Paris’ has its own character arc

STYLE

A haveli wedding where the bride styled the priest, the bartenders, and the mehendi waalis

What’s your current fashion fixation?

Gen Z women are wearing Ashdeen garas on their own terms

The most covetable jewellery pieces right now are silver

In 2026, let your gym bag do the heavy lifting

The new It-bag has a familiar face

The Cockney Sikh is not your average Punjabi uncle

Is there life after fashion? For these designers, the answer is a definite yes

The larger worries back then revolved around an AIDS epidemic, cold war, microwaves, and a Y2K bug that could possibly end us all. And yet, babies were born, teenagers were sullen, and the slang was just as inscrutable as it is now.

SKIM

The party skirt is the only going-out piece that never lets me down

A Miu Miu x UNO deck with wild cards and a wilder price tag

Why you need to read ‘A Guardian and a Thief’ by Megha Majumdar

DIVE

Where to eat… this January

I shot my way through Masai Mara, one DSLR in hand

Your horoscope for January 2026 is here

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

What a ₹50k exosome facial did to my face

This year, we’re going big on these under-the-radar perfume brands

Lily Collins’s bob on ‘Emily in Paris’ has its own character arc

The beauty products The Nod team bought and loved in 2025

Your sad desk lunch is ageing you

Meet urea, the unsexy ingredient behind your softest winter skin yet

What designer Arpita Mehta puts on her face

VERY QUICKLY

‘6-7’ is Gen Alpha’s new It word—and honestly, who even knows what it means?

CULTURE

26 shows and films for peak holiday bingeing

This heart-warming story from small-town India shows how fashion can be a form of resistance

How Harmanpreet Kaur gave us the moon landing of women’s cricket in India

The extreme catharsis of watching the Indian women’s cricket team win

How ‘Twinless’, a funny sad movie about grief, conquered the festival circuit

The ultimate guide for the time-strapped art enthusiast in Goa

Gen Z is always online. They are just not posting anymore

TRAVEL & LIVING

In this Hauz Khas bar, you can knock down some Dolo 650

It’s only January and 2026’s most exciting food pop-up is here

Where to eat… this January

I shot my way through Masai Mara, one DSLR in hand

This old-school-style bar in Bengaluru also comes with old-school pricing

Are you ready to Brick your phone?

At Sabores, a single-page menu brings Goan Portuguese classics to a poolside setting

You’ve seen the splashy malls, but have you tried the kebabs in Old Dubai?

COMMUNITY

A day in the life of a performative male

Your horoscope for January 2026 is here

Could the solution to fashion’s big plastic problem be algae?

Annual horoscope 2026: It’s time to saddle up, folks

(Almost) everybody loves Zohran Mamdani

With ‘Saiyaara’, Ahaan Panday woke up to instant fame. As did his family

Bringing up Gen Beta

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