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75 years on, Gen Z reacts to Holden Caulfield

Ultimate performative male or just misunderstood? Two Gen Zers share their assessment of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ and one generation’s favourite teenager
By  Ara Mishra & Nandini Sanghvi
Christopher Nolan on the set of The Odyssey
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Overheard at ‘The Odyssey’ Mumbai premiere with the Nolan bros

An evening spent amidst the Syncopy-tee-donning, trivia-spouting, IMAX-theatre-mapping fans reveals there is Barbenheimer everywhere for those with eyes to see
By Saniya Jaffer
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Music

The curious case of Anuv Jain and the songs we all somehow know

As ‘Arz Kiya Hai’ climbs the charts, the singer reflects on fame, fiercely loyal fans, and the responsibility of evolving beyond the ‘Anuv Jain sound’
By Sheya Kurian
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‘Absolute Jafar’ will make you miss a city you may have never lived in

No conversation with Sarnath Banerjee is straightforward. The graphic novelist discusses César Aira, ‘Citizen Kane’ and cricketing terms to talk about his new book that deals with memory, migration, and fatherhood
By Sheya Kurian
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Books

Meena Kandasamy’s new novel takes on incels, cancel culture, and toxic masculinity

Delving into the Indian manosphere via a viral deepfake sex clip, ‘Fieldwork as a Sex Object’ is as much a sharp and witty novel about digital memory as it is about the ethics of storytelling
By Sana Goyal
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Ba-ba-ba-ba-Babylon: All the old Hollywood Easter eggs in ‘Minions & Monsters’

Gru’s banana-hued sidekicks bring their mayhem to Tinseltown
By  Ara Mishra & Nandini Sanghvi

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