Entertainment7 MIN
Vicky Kaushal and the school of life
A decade after ‘Masaan’ catapulted the boy from Malvani to stardom, the actor reflects on fame, family, and fatherhood
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Currently reading4 MIN
In Ann Patchett’s latest novel, it’s a glass-half-full world
On Trial2 MIN
I tested fillers but without a needle
Many spoilers ahead4 MIN
Your society WhatsApp group needs to watch ‘Maa Behen’
Obsessed4 MIN
Labubu who? This under-$15 squishy is the new tween favourite
Check please5 MIN
Where to eat and drink this June… in Goa
The Nod Shop2 MIN
21 monsoon must-haves for a better rainy day
The Nod Shop3 MIN
Do you think you’re ready for this jelly (mist)?
Food5 MIN
Hyderabad’s Katha Crafthouse is betting big on the all-day, all-night crowd
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STYLE
The Nod Shop
21 monsoon must-haves for a better rainy day
Jelly shoes, shiny rainwear, and op-art umbrellas make stepping out a breeze
Accessories
What shoes to wear to Hyrox? Ask the Hyrox veterans
Picks include a dozen stellar options (and one clear winner)
Brief Encounters
Ashiva Shu is introducing a new category to fashion: queerswear
The Delhi-based designer’s debut collection turns childhood dress-up into luxurious clothes designed for queer men’s bodies
Fashion
Anne’s orange shearling jacket from ‘The Four Seasons’ is telling me to keep my dinosaur tee
Kerri Kenney-Silver’s character in the Netflix show has a colour-saturated wardrobe that’s a giant middle finger to ‘age-appropriate’ dressing
Fashion
Dolly Jain, sari draper to the stars, is ready for her next chapter
The “drapepreneur” has spent two decades perfecting the art of wearing a sari. Now with Kisseh, she wants to perfect the experience of buying one
The Nod Shop
12 flip-flops to hop to the beach and beyond
Thong sandals are the new fancy footwear
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BEAUTY & WELL-BEING
On Trial
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
The Nod Shop
Do you think you’re ready for this jelly (mist)?
Glazed, dewy, Jell-O skin by lunch, allegedly. Here are eight products worth knowing
—and a straight answer on whether you actually need one
Chronically Online
“Be a bitch or develop an autoimmune disease” has a CTA for women
The internet’s latest health theory isn’t backed by science, but its popularity reveals how many women are exhausted by their own pleasantness
Health
Your ob-gyn has a new nemesis—your algorithm
Indian women spent years pushing back against unsolicited advice. Turns out, solicited advice is aplenty online
The Recce
FaceGym gave me super-sculpted cheekbones for 48 hours
The London-based facial fitness studio whose workouts promise to sculpt, lift, depuff, and tone the face instantly has just arrived in Mumbai. We try it out
Mind
I spent a week living in the ‘Analogue Hour’. Here’s how it went
Inside a week-long experiment in trading effortless digital dopamine for 60 minutes off the grid each day
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CULTURE
Currently reading
In Ann Patchett’s latest novel, it’s a glass-half-full world
With ‘Whistler’, the acclaimed novelist takes us into a universe where even tragedies, both big and small, are reframed as rewarding—and that’s not a criticism
Many spoilers ahead
Your society WhatsApp group needs to watch ‘Maa Behen’
The new Netflix movie turns a housing society’s favourite pastime into a dark comedy about reputation, rumours, and three women trying to escape the stories written about them
Shuffled
20 Vicky Kaushal facts to store in your brain forever
What do pandas, Haryanvi accents, sarson ka saag, and Denzel Washington have in common? They all feature in Vicky Kaushal’s world
Many spoilers ahead
21 thoughts I had watching this year’s most scary movie
Curry Barker takes a familiar romantic trope, adds an ominous wish-granting object, and delivers one of the year’s creepiest (and obsession-worthy) horror films
Books
To know Goa, you need ‘Fish Curry and Rice’—the book, not the meal
In the newly edited fifth edition of Claude Alvares’s iconic tome, you’ll find colourful stories of the state’s green past to take to the future. What you won’t find is a list of fish thali spots
Entertainment
Vicky Kaushal and the school of life
A decade after ‘Masaan’ catapulted the boy from Malvani to stardom, the actor reflects on fame, family, and fatherhood
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TRAVEL & LIVING
Obsessed
Labubu who? This under-$15 squishy is the new tween favourite
Colourful, squeezable NeeDoh toys are the latest viral sensation inspiring bragging rights and global treasure hunts
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Where to eat and drink this June… in Goa
Two Mumbai imports, a family-run bar, and a meatball festival keep things lively
Food
Hyderabad’s Katha Crafthouse is betting big on the all-day, all-night crowd
The sprawling Jubilee Hills venue combines specialty coffee, cocktails, and comfort food. The thrills may come later
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Where to eat this June… in Bengaluru
There’s Peruvian cuisine, award-winning street-style Thai food, bento boxes, and art you can
eat
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Where to eat this June... in Delhi-NCR
New tables. Fresh menus. June delivers both
Food
Project Grain is ‘Mad Men’ via 2026
Bengaluru’s newest barrel-focused bar is where you can knock down 18-year aged whisky highballs as you hear a three-piece jazz band perform in a space that Don Draper would approve
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Where to eat this June... in Mumbai
From Goan thalis to Sindhi comfort food and a luxury mithai studio, good food is everywhere in the city right now
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COMMUNITY
Core memories
Delhi Gymkhana’s regulars aren’t ready to say goodbye just yet
With the Lutyens’ Delhi institution facing closure, six regulars remember the club through the rituals that made it feel like home—from post-swim chicken sandwiches to birthday cakes and summer tournaments
blame the stars
Your June 2026 horoscope is here
Jupiter is back, and it’s making things uncomfortable
Why retire?
Everyone wants to retire. But who has ₹40 crores to do it?
Gen Z knows the economy is cooked, so it’s chasing a viral guesstimate with mini retirements, passionless jobs, and side hustles
The poly-professionals
APJ Abdul Kalam told this swimming champ he could do more. So, he dove into forensics
Between balmy beaches and buzzing courtrooms, Indrajeet Khadilkar inhabits two very different worlds
The poly-professionals
Bengaluru has a real-life Hannah Montana
Harshali Shah, a corporate girlie from 9 to 6, trades her boring pants and blouse for bubblegum-pink crop tops and skater skirts as she turns into Tanya, the spin instructor, every evening
humour
10 things only a poly-professional will understand
Get the under-eyes of a Victorian poet or you’re not part of the club
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