Fashion8 MIN
Working nine to five with Masaba
A day spent in the company of the enterprising designer, business owner, and new mom reveals design epiphanies, snack preferences, and why she’d rather be the boss who keeps her door open
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Relationships4 MIN
Elena Ferrante would be proud of this girls-only group in Kerala
No Spoilers7 MIN
13 Emmy-nominated series to watch before FOMO kicks in
Skin3 MIN
SPF culture forgot one thing: the top of your head
Brief Encounters5 MIN
The Gen Z entrepreneur with a one-restaurant-a-month plan
Weddings3 MIN
For her wedding, Anshula Kapoor wore her mother’s 42-year-old dupatta
In collaboration with Singapore Airlines5 MIN
Are we there yet? I sure hope not
Check please6 MIN
Where to eat this July… in Bengaluru
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What’s better than a ’90s superstar? A ’90s superstar on TV
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STYLE
Weddings
For her wedding, Anshula Kapoor wore her mother’s 42-year-old dupatta
During Anshula Kapoor and Rohan Thakkar’s nuptials, every function became a celebration of culture, craft, and family
The Real Deal
Game, set, diamonds: It’s tennis season
They aren’t exactly built for a 120-mile-an-hour serve. Tennis players have been wearing them anyway for a hundred years
Fashion
At Chanel couture, Matthieu Blazy throws some magic beans
Up sprouted his enchanting haute couture collection inspired by children’s bedtime stories and gravity-defying craftsmanship
The Nod Shop
FIFA 2026 confirms, pink sneakers are the hottest shoes this season
Plus our guide to this moment’s candy-coloured kicks
Fashion
Sisters who don’t fight over clothes? Meet the Namburu sisters
Shreya and Isha Namburu have wildly different styles but they both agree on the one label they love to repeat: Anamika Khanna
Fashion
Working nine to five with Masaba
A day spent in the company of the enterprising designer, business owner, and new mom reveals design epiphanies, snack preferences, and why she’d rather be the boss who keeps her door open
Obsessed
There’s more to Ayo Edebiri than ‘The Bear’. Cue: her graphic tee collection
While it’s the popular kitchen drama that put the actor in the spotlight, her personal style will always be influential
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BEAUTY & WELL-BEING
Skin
SPF culture forgot one thing: the top of your head
A dermatologist-backed case for why your scalp needs sunscreen as much as your face does
Mind
The workout girlies are lying on the floor and calling it fitness
Slow, strange and nothing like exercise. Somatic movement is the most necessary thing you should be doing right now
The Nod Shop
9 lip tints that last longer than your plans
The sheer jellies, staining oils, and your-lips-but-way-better pigments earning permanent space in our rotation
Mind
Spritzing your way to a higher vibration is apparently a thing now
EEG headbands, charged crystals and a ‘Joy Drop’ molecule—inside the new world of fragrance as therapy, ritual, and aura repair
In collaboration with Schwarzkopf Professional
Thinking about colouring your hair? Read this before getting on the chair
As Schwarzkopf Professional redefines modern hair colouring with its Lived-In trends, their global colour ambassador Arjan Bevers decodes the questions, truths, and techniques every first-timer (and regular) should know
Hair & Makeup
Getting ready with the dolls at the It Ball
For the fourth year in a row, Glorious Luna’s It Events hosted its annual ballroom event during Pride month. Before the dolls took over, we got a front row seat to the prep
blame the stars
’Tis the season to blame everything on Mercury retrograde
Between June 29 and July 24, it’s not just your texts and travel plans that are at risk. It’s also your feelings, your family, and, possibly, your unresolved past
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CULTURE
No Spoilers
13 Emmy-nominated series to watch before FOMO kicks in
‘Hacks’, ‘Widow’s Bay’, ‘Shrinking’, ‘Subway Takes’, and other Nod-approved shows on the 2026 Emmy’s watchlist
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What’s better than a ’90s superstar? A ’90s superstar on TV
Reinventing their roles, expanding their repertoire, and riffing on their erstwhile screen personas, these yesteryear actors are carving out a place for themselves in the streaming era
Many spoilers ahead
21 thoughts I had while watching ‘Alpha’
With a predictable plot, tired tropes and some decent fight scenes, the Alia Bhatt-Sharvari Wagh starrer delivers more laughs and WTF moments than high action
Brief Encounters
Chaar Diwaari is okay being the messy, lonely lover boy
The 23-year-old genre-defying artist from Delhi opens up about ’80s music, internet addiction, his hybrid-Indian personal style, and collaborating with Sonu Nigam
So trippy
Blooming flowers, giant eggs and technicoloured pixels animate the Art House at NMACC
‘Second Nature’, an immersive exhibition in Mumbai, encourages you to walk, move, dance, and grow (digital) flowers
Virtual Life
WhatsApp usernames are coming. Should you be worried?
As the popular messaging app prepares to roll out a new feature that allows users to interact without revealing their phone number, there’s caution, concern, and a little chaos. Picked yours already?
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TRAVEL & LIVING
Brief Encounters
The Gen Z entrepreneur with a one-restaurant-a-month plan
Samantha Noronha has gone from fronting Instagram food Reels to shaping the newest bars, cafes, and restaurants in Mumbai before they open
In collaboration with Singapore Airlines
Are we there yet? I sure hope not
I used to think the best part of any trip was the destination. Then I flew Singapore Airlines Business Class to Brisbane, Queensland
Check please
Where to eat this July… in Bengaluru
Coastal flavours, the return of a beloved Andhra institution, and three menus by three chefs
check-in
In this forest retreat, villas so good the owner hoards one
Just two hours from Mumbai, Project Karjat comes with mindful interiors, private pools with uninterrupted forest views, and a deep respect for its surroundings
Food
Bar Find was never supposed to be in Mumbai. But we are glad it is
The travelling cocktail bar from Kolkata parks itself at KMC Bistro until early September
Recession indicator
Thank the cocktail gods, drinks are getting affordable again!
Going out has never been more expensive, but spots like Mini Bar in Bengaluru, Soda Shopp in Delhi and Goa’s Moody Mary are here to save the day
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COMMUNITY
Relationships
Elena Ferrante would be proud of this girls-only group in Kerala
Girls for Girls started as a community for those battling loneliness in Kochi. Today, it’s become a space where strangers find their tribe
blame the stars
Your July 2026 horoscope is here
No one asked for a family meeting. The cosmos called for one anyway
When I grow up
Gen Alpha isn’t (too) worried about AI taking their jobs
What does tomorrow look like when you’re still in school uniform and talk of AI dominates every conversation about jobs and the future? Bright, if you go buy what these teens and preteens have to say
Identity
In Sunil Gupta’s photographs, a time capsule of queer Delhi
Over four decades, Sunil Gupta has documented how queer Indians moved from secrecy and survival to inhabiting love, friendship, and domestic life on their own terms
Identity
Inside Cabal, the “soft, kind party” where everyone wants in
We caught up with the revellers at the third space for the queers, the straight, and everyone who can keep entitlement in check
The Nod Shop
50+ Father’s Day gift ideas for every type of dad
Because every kid’s favourite ATM deserves a little thank you
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