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newsletter issue 181

newsletter issue 181

AUGUST 06, 2025

AUGUST 06, 2025

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If you’re still caught between debating Materialists and crying about Past Lives, same. Just when I thought I was emotionally done, A24 dropped the trailer for Eternity, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner, and now I’m spiralling all over again. It’s moody, romantic, vaguely sci-fi, and basically dares you to think about forever while knowing you probably won’t reply to that text.


Also back from the dead: Colleen Hoover. The trailer for Regretting You is here. And brace yourself: It doesn’t look half as tragic as It Ends With Us. Plus, Hoover’s book Verity is currently getting adapted too, proving once again that if a book trends hard enough on BookTok, Hollywood will come knocking.


Meanwhile, the internet’s golden children are learning what happens when the algorithm loves you too much. Pedro Pascal has entered his overexposed era. Not cancelled, just everywhere. And Sydney Sweeney is facing backlash over a new American Eagle ad that some viewers are calling tone-deaf. Stardom isn’t fading exactly but it’s definitely shifting. The algorithm builds you up, yes, but it also seems to decide when you’ve overstayed your welcome. And if you’re over the algorithm’s favourites, may we suggest a fresh obsession? Our cover star Aditya Roy Kapur, who is serving heartthrob energy minus the internet fatigue.

If you’re still caught between debating Materialists and crying about Past Lives, same. Just when I thought I was emotionally done, A24 dropped the trailer for Eternity, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner, and now I’m spiralling all over again. It’s moody, romantic, vaguely sci-fi, and basically dares you to think about forever while knowing you probably won’t reply to that text.


Also back from the dead: Colleen Hoover. The trailer for Regretting You is here. And brace yourself: It doesn’t look half as tragic as It Ends With Us. Plus, Hoover’s book Verity is currently getting adapted too, proving once again that if a book trends hard enough on BookTok, Hollywood will come knocking.


Meanwhile, the internet’s golden children are learning what happens when the algorithm loves you too much. Pedro Pascal has entered his overexposed era. Not cancelled, just everywhere. And Sydney Sweeney is facing backlash over a new American Eagle ad that some viewers are calling tone-deaf. Stardom isn’t fading exactly but it’s definitely shifting. The algorithm builds you up, yes, but it also seems to decide when you’ve overstayed your welcome. And if you’re over the algorithm’s favourites, may we suggest a fresh obsession? Our cover star Aditya Roy Kapur, who is serving heartthrob energy minus the internet fatigue.

 

Sheya Kurian, Features Writer

Sheya Kurian, Features Writer

 

 

Impact

Impact

Few Indians know of Chug Valley. Even fewer have tasted Monpa food

Few Indians know of Chug Valley. Even fewer have tasted Monpa food

A women-led eatery in Arunachal Pradesh wants to change this with heirloom dishes rooted in foraged ingredients and locally grown crops

A women-led eatery in Arunachal Pradesh wants to change this with heirloom dishes rooted in foraged ingredients and locally grown crops

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Food

Food

Sandos so good, they brought bread back in business

Sandos so good, they brought bread back in business

Gourmet sandwiches—and sandwich shops in general—have put an end to the hate campaign against gluten and we’re obviously here for it

Gourmet sandwiches—and sandwich shops in general—have put an end to the hate campaign against gluten and we’re obviously here for it

Books

Books

‘The Elsewhereans’ might be Jeet Thayil’s most experimental novel yet

‘The Elsewhereans’ might be Jeet Thayil’s most experimental novel yet

The Booker-nominated author’s new book is a genre-defying work that fuses family history, geography, memory, and imagination

The Booker-nominated author’s new book is a genre-defying work that fuses family history, geography, memory, and imagination


 

Design

Design

In a world of Labubus, be an Aashiq Rat

In a world of Labubus, be an Aashiq Rat

Using textile waste to create cute, cheeky and sometimes badass collectibles, Juhu Beach Studio is addressing fashion’s waste problem, one adorable object at a time

Using textile waste to create cute, cheeky and sometimes badass collectibles, Juhu Beach Studio is addressing fashion’s waste problem, one adorable object at a time

 

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