STYLE

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

CULTURE

Ted_Lasso_Apple TV.
For the Plot

8 best things The Nod team watched this August

A comforting comedy, a feminist crime thriller, a new teen drama and a wholesome documentary are among our TV recommendations this month
By The Nod Desk
Image
Currently reading

‘Life of M’ may or may not be about Natalie Portman, but is it good?

Rachel Cusk’s new novel has generated much controversy due to its supposed references to the ‘Black Swan’ actor, but its tendency to go too abstract keeps losing the reader’s attention
By Shalini Shah
Image
Can’t stop reading

‘Kitten’, BookTok’s latest darling, is done with the passenger princess

Stacey Yu’s debut turns the internet’s “I’m just a girl” mentality into a strange, funny coming-of-age story about helplessness, adulthood, and wanting someone else to take the wheel
By Sheya Kurian
Image
Brief Encounters

How a film about sand mining in India went to the Venice Film Festival

Filmmaker Shalini Adnani talks family, morality and the messy inspirations behind her film ‘Our Share of Sand’
By Anwesh Banerjee
Image
Chronically Online

This Indian IG account is the link between Rekha and Sharon Stone

Bahaish Kapoor’s retro-coded Bollywood memes pair legendary actors with unapologetically contemporary jokes on everything from corporate life, messy relationships to internet culture
By Rachna Srivastava
Image
Music

Nearly 30 years later, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan finds new stans

Pay attention and you’ll realise NFAK is everywhere—on Instagram, vinyl, Bollywood soundtracks, a Zayn Malik song, and the playlists of listeners who weren’t even born when he was alive
By Saachi Gupta

TRAVEL & LIVING

COMMUNITY