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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow6 Min

Triptii Dimri is having a manifestation moment

The actor on her OTT watchlist, Goa, and her dream-come-true association with Victoria’s Secret India

By Chloe Chou

Unlock Everyday Pilates Studio in Ballard Estate, Mumbai

Health4 Min

In Ballard Estate, a Pilates studio with a dachshund as a mascot—and really good coffee

A first look at Unlock Everyday, the most hard-working space in Mumbai’s heritage district

By Priyanka Khanna

Food3 Min

Finally, Mumbai has a real Sri Lankan bistro-bar

Lisa’s Lanka, located inside The Penang Table, offers Bandra an introduction to home-style fare from chef Lisa Sadanah’s Colombo kitchen

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

The designer Arjun Khanna at Pronto Original in Bangkok

Fashion6 MIN

Arjun Khanna knows where to find the best vintage denim in Bangkok

The designer’s guide to nabbing the best selvedge jeans, niche sneaker brands, and mid-century furniture in the Thai capital

By Arjun Khanna

Fashion

I work on my characters with so much incentive, intensity, and preparation that they don’t go away. They are pushed somewhere to the back of my mind.

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SKIM

Capsule-sized news for the time-strapped.

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Fashion

A sweater collection in summer? Only Sabyasachi could

By The Nod Desk

Food

At Naar, a cocktail with whisky, citrus—and a hint of deodar

By The Nod Desk

Fashion

I feel so sorry for Ryan Gosling’s glasses in ‘Project Hail Mary’

By Butool Jamal

DIVE

Thought provoking long reads and opinions.

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Books

Caroline Palmer had one constant companion while writing ‘Workhorse’—a $50 leopard coat

By Ridhima Sapre

Health

People are training like they’re scaling Mt Everest

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Hair & Makeup

Are you really balding or is it internet-induced paranoia?

By Darshita Goyal

The Recce6 MIN

Trying to get into Antigravity? Good luck

Bandra’s hottest fitness club has a long waiting list. But that may change

By Chloe Chou

Hair & Makeup

Working from office—or from the salon?

A growing number of professionals are swapping desk lunches for gel sets, scalp treatments, and express facials

By Patsy Anthony

Health

Meet the granny who landed a podium finish at Bengaluru Hyrox

Fifty-eight-year-old Ashu Jain joins a growing tribe of ripped seniors giving 20-something gym rats a run for their money

By Radhika Iyengar

Health

People are training like they’re scaling Mt Everest

Intermittent hypoxia training—or training with less air—promises better performance, faster gains, and smarter workouts. But does the science hold up?

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Losing It

Are you really balding or is it internet-induced paranoia?

Turns out that your “extreme hair loss” could be a case of you gaslighting yourself

By Darshita Goyal

Everyone's talking about

Ozempic gave you the body. Now what about your face?

With GLP-1 medications changing how people lose weight, we ask dermatologists what that means for the faces left behind

By Avanti Dalal-Mehta

Health

In Ballard Estate, a Pilates studio with a dachshund as a mascot—and really good coffee

A first look at Unlock Everyday, the most hard-working space in Mumbai’s heritage district

By Priyanka Khanna

Books2 MIN

6 stunning art books that aren’t just decor props

A photo essay on Kashmir. A culinary trip through Kolkata. A deep dive into Indian streets. Your coffee table needs to make some place for these bold new art tomes from India

By Tanvi Parekh

Books

Belle Burden’s buzzy divorce memoir has a not-so-hidden message for women

The biggest takeaway from the viral book, ‘Strangers’, isn’t that a marriage can implode without warning. It’s that women really need to have that uncomfortable chat about money

By Shalini Shah

Many spoilers ahead

‘Euphoria’ season 3 is here, and I would like to unsee it immediately

35 thoughts on the misogyny and mess that turned a high-school drama into a full-blown crime spiral

By Sheya Kurian

The Nod Book Club

Caroline Palmer had one constant companion while writing ‘Workhorse’—a $50 leopard coat

The author of the buzzy workplace novel on complicated women, loving the idea of making readers a little uncomfortable, and the “ridiculous” garment that helped her get in the zone while writing

By Ridhima Sapre

Entertainment

Can ‘Big Mistakes’ match up to the iconic siblings of ‘Schitt’s Creek’?

While the plot of Dan Levy’s new Netflix show comprises a series of unfortunate (and avoidable) events, the dysfunctional, bickering protagonists keep you glued

By Sheya Kurian

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In ‘Kin’, Tayari Jones makes a compelling case for chosen family

Eight years after ‘An American Marriage’, the author returns with a moving story about two “cradle friends” united by absent mothers—a rare novel you’d want to re-read immediately

By Shalini Shah

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as Emma and Charlie in A24's The Drama

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Everyone needs to chill TF out in ‘The Drama’

A24’s latest is brimming with chaos that goes way beyond the trailer and the many, many ways people self-sabotage before saying “I do”

By Chloe Chou

Design4 MIN

A new Stanley and 6 other water bottles for summer 2026

In the age of statement sippers, these get it right

By Ava H Madan

Places

This summer, plan a holiday guided by architects

Inside Three Flaneurs, the design-led collective turning vacations into immersive, slightly exhausting but very memorable experiences

By Sheya Kurian

Food

Bengaluru’s beloved museum now has an after-hours bar

If all the art at the Museum of Art & Photography has put you in a reflective mood, linger till closing time and head to Bar Cameo on the rooftop for some aprés-art

By Darshita Goyal

Food

At Naar, a cocktail with whisky, citrus—and a hint of deodar

Chef Prateek Sadhu’s 16-seater restaurant in the Himalayas is rooted in seasonal produce and local ingredients. Naturally, the drinks, too, got in the spirit

By The Nod Desk

In collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board

Gen Z’s guide to Singapore

Art playgrounds, sneaker culture, night-race weekends and late nights that don’t really end

By Sheree Gomes Gupta

Food

Finally, Mumbai has a real Sri Lankan bistro-bar

Lisa’s Lanka, located inside The Penang Table, offers Bandra an introduction to home-style fare from chef Lisa Sadanah’s Colombo kitchen

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

Food

Boba, highballs, mahjong, karaoke and a “street” of southeast Asian flavours in Pune

At Izipizi Street, a free-flowing, street-style space in Kalyani Nagar, dining is entirely choose-your-own

By Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi

humour3 MIN

A completely reliable guide to acing your AI interview round

It’s true. AI interviewers have entered the hiring process, replacing small talk with algorithmic scoring systems. Here’s how to survive an emotionally unavailable interviewer

By Sheya Kurian

Work

This invite-only lifestyle club is a third space you will use all day

Work, workouts, meals, and live gigs—The Quorum Club packs your entire day into a single space

By Tanvi Parekh

Confessions

Help! I can’t keep up with my rich friends

As more Gen Zers enter the workforce, rising costs, social media pressure, and awkward money conversations are reshaping how their friendships work

By Sheya Kurian

Impact

They catch what a mammogram may miss

Trained as medical tactile examiners, a group of visually impaired women are using their heightened sense of touch to detect early signs of breast cancer that are invisible to a machine

By Radhika Iyengar

blame the stars

Your April 2026 horoscope is here

A month of mixed signals and mild overreactions

By Sheetal Dewan Kapur

Work

Gen Z is hugging their jobs like their rent is due because it literally is

From glow-ups on calls to slightly questionable office hacks, a generation cracks the code on staying put and making it bearable

By Sheya Kurian

Identity

Everything that’s wrong with the Transgender Persons Amendment Bill 2026

...and everything you can do to help

By Saachi Gupta

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STYLE

Arjun Khanna knows where to find the best vintage denim in Bangkok

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I work on my characters with so much incentive, intensity, and preparation that they don’t go away. They are pushed somewhere to the back of my mind.

SKIM

A sweater collection in summer? Only Sabyasachi could

At Naar, a cocktail with whisky, citrus—and a hint of deodar

I feel so sorry for Ryan Gosling’s glasses in ‘Project Hail Mary’

DIVE

Caroline Palmer had one constant companion while writing ‘Workhorse’—a $50 leopard coat

People are training like they’re scaling Mt Everest

Are you really balding or is it internet-induced paranoia?

BEAUTY & WELL-BEING

Trying to get into Antigravity? Good luck

Working from office—or from the salon?

Meet the granny who landed a podium finish at Bengaluru Hyrox

People are training like they’re scaling Mt Everest

Are you really balding or is it internet-induced paranoia?

Ozempic gave you the body. Now what about your face?

In Ballard Estate, a Pilates studio with a dachshund as a mascot—and really good coffee

CULTURE

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Belle Burden’s buzzy divorce memoir has a not-so-hidden message for women

‘Euphoria’ season 3 is here, and I would like to unsee it immediately

Caroline Palmer had one constant companion while writing ‘Workhorse’—a $50 leopard coat

Can ‘Big Mistakes’ match up to the iconic siblings of ‘Schitt’s Creek’?

In ‘Kin’, Tayari Jones makes a compelling case for chosen family

Everyone needs to chill TF out in ‘The Drama’

TRAVEL & LIVING

A new Stanley and 6 other water bottles for summer 2026

This summer, plan a holiday guided by architects

Bengaluru’s beloved museum now has an after-hours bar

At Naar, a cocktail with whisky, citrus—and a hint of deodar

Gen Z’s guide to Singapore

Finally, Mumbai has a real Sri Lankan bistro-bar

Boba, highballs, mahjong, karaoke and a “street” of southeast Asian flavours in Pune

COMMUNITY

A completely reliable guide to acing your AI interview round

This invite-only lifestyle club is a third space you will use all day

Help! I can’t keep up with my rich friends

They catch what a mammogram may miss

Your April 2026 horoscope is here

Gen Z is hugging their jobs like their rent is due because it literally is

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