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The Nod Shop3 Min

50+ Father’s Day gift ideas for every type of dad

Because every kid’s favourite ATM deserves a little thank you

By Ruhi Gilder

Accessories3 Min

What shoes to wear to Hyrox? Ask the Hyrox veterans

Picks include a dozen stellar options (and one clear winner)

By Nandini Gulati

Meow4 Min

After 45 years of prowling stages worldwide, ‘Cats’ finally makes its India debut

The West End classic that helped define the age of the megamusical brings its larger-than-life feline world to Mumbai’s NMACC

By Sheya Kurian

Fashion5 MIN

Not your everyday rumal

For years, the Chamba rumal has functioned as a ceremonial object that drew from miniature paintings and illustrated manuscripts. With her brand Rumals of Chamba, Rohini Arora now hopes to see it in your home and wardrobe

By Tanya Mehta

Fashion

Harri just dropped his first eyewear collaboration and no, the sunglasses aren’t inflatable

The Indian-born, London-based designer behind fashion’s most recognisable latex silhouettes on his collab with Portuguese eyewear brand Vava and the comfort of going home

By Tanya Mehta

Covet

Louis Vuitton wants to join your next mahjong party

The maison’s Vanity Mahjong has just landed in Hyderabad as part of a special showcase

By Heer Joshi

What people don’t always realise is how important the club is for senior citizens like me. Some arrive with walking sticks, some in wheelchairs, some even with drip bottles. It’s a reason to get out of the house, sit outside, have tea, and be around people.

RelationshipsDelhi Gymkhana’s regulars aren’t ready to say goodbye just yet By Sheya Kurian

SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Fashion

Pants? No thanks. Zendaya’s latest press tour look is all tee no trousers

By The Nod Desk

Accessories

Louis Vuitton wants to join your next mahjong party

By Heer Joshi

Accessories

Looking for a new beach bag? Consider a jhola

By Anushka

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.

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Travel & Living

If you can go anywhere this year, go to Queensland

By Shivani Krishan

Food

The single most influential man in food

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

Mind

Can you become an optimist in 33 days? The ‘Optimism Doctor’ thinks so

By Priyanka Khanna

On Trial2 MIN

I tested fillers but without a needle

The Ordinary’s Volufiline serum promises plump, bouncy skin—no appointment required. One month in, here’s what actually happened

By Naheed Driver

Knives out

Blink twice if your algorithm says you need eyelid surgery

Blepharoplasty went from medical procedure to trending topic almost overnight. Here’s what’s driving it and what doctors wish you knew before booking a consultation

By Rituparna Som

Wind Down

Anushka Nandani goes hard on the Hyrox circuit, and harder on her bedtime ritual

The Tribe India co-founder's evenings run on magnesium, peppermint tea, and affirmations she’s stuck to the last six years and has no plans of abandoning

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Mind

Can you become an optimist in 33 days? The ‘Optimism Doctor’ thinks so

Dr Deepika Chopra, author of the ‘The Power of Real Optimism’, on why optimism is not the same as positivity, the deeper meaning behind your ‘good vibes only’ T-shirt, and how a month-long challenge can bring real change

By Priyanka Khanna

Chronically Online

I have 63 workout Reels saved and I’ve done exactly none of them

Fitness has never looked this good or felt this confusing. Inside the decision fatigue of knowing everything and doing nothing

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Skin

Repeat after us: There is no such thing as a safe tan

A dermatologist-approved reality check before you book that beach trip

By Patsy Anthony

On Trial

I did 9D Breathwork and now I have feelings about my feelings

By harnessing audio technology, the technique promises to bypass your overthinking brain. Does it work? Our writer finds out

By Anu Prabhakar

The Nod Shop

The anti-frizz products you’ll actually finish this monsoon

For fuzzy lengths, desk halos, and every humidity-induced hair crisis in between when it’s cloudy with a chance of flyaways

By Shyamolika Vaz

Books5 MIN

Why Patmeena Sabit took 10 years to write her debut novel

‘Good People’ is a chilling account of the death of a young girl and the public’s response to the tragedy. Here, the author discusses book blurbs, headlines, and the lengthy research phase that preceded it

By Karuna Ezara Parikh

Books

A book on Mumbai just won a James Beard Award

‘Mumbai: A Journey Through Its Kitchens, Streets, and Stories’ was recognised in the visual design category. When they began working on the book, the publishers had just one brief: Don’t make it exotic

By Tanvi Parekh

Entertainment

‘Not Suitable for Work’ has a bad case of supporting character syndrome

The youth yearns for Kelly Kapoor

By Saniya Jaffer

Chronically Online

Thoughts on a food delivery platform that doesn’t deliver food?

For Gen Z, the latest simulation experiences come via Platforms like FoodNeverComes and Dopamine, where the shopping carts are fake but the satisfaction is real

By Heer Joshi

Currently reading

With ‘Villa Coco’, the author of ‘Less’ takes us to Tuscany

In his new novel, Andrew Sean Greer gives us another flighty protagonist—this time a 20-something American who finds himself hunting martens and dealing with a capricious 92-year-old baronessa

By Shalini Shah

Many spoilers ahead

Patricia from ‘Widow’s Bay’ is the patron saint of trying too hard

In a town full of ghosts, killers, and ancient curses, the slightly embarrassing character is also the final girl to rule them all

By Arushi Sinha

Many spoilers ahead

The most talked-about performance in ‘Disclosure Day’ comes right at the end

Here’s why everyone’s googling ‘Courtney Grace’ after watching the new Spielberg movie

By Shalini Shah

Food4 MIN

This Bandra supper club has commitment issues (in the best way possible)

At The Find Atelier, the menu changes, the decor changes, and even the keepsakes change, but that’s exactly the point

By Sheya Kurian

Food

Around the country in 22 scoops

The most inventive homegrown ice cream brands from Delhi to Puducherry

By Nandini Sanghvi & Heer Joshi

Places

A first-timer’s cheat sheet to Turkiye

Moving from Istanbul to Ankara to Cappadocia, this six-day itinerary takes you through the well-trodden cultural landmarks and the trendy restaurants and bars

By Sheya Kurian

Now serving

This strawberries and cream kulfi delivers

Wimbledon has partnered with Delhi’s Kuremal's Kulfi for an Indian twist on the quintessential British classic

By Anushka

Design