Fresh Take

From digital snans to LinkedIn trauma dumps to the Coldplay-gate, Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India, jots down a list of things that give him second-hand embarrassment in 2025.

With viral desserts or Instagram-y décor, cafés across Mumbai vie for customer attention in December. But the appeal is not purely performative. Long queues outside season favourites are proof.

Nothing says Christmas quite like the 1990s children’s comedy Home Alone. Is it time we saw a reboot?

The memes expose a shared fatigue with the done-to-death “enemy” plot and the persistent feeling of being instructed, time and again, to feel a certain way.

A fresh cohort of post-post-Britney female artists, Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae and Addison Rae, signaled a subtle generational shift in pop’s mainstream.

Naming alone doesn't determine a scheme's impact, but language shapes consciousness, and the language we use in governance matters.

Parasocial connection pulls people in. Rage bait keeps them emotionally activated. Slop ensures there’s always more to consume. And the loop resets.

Algorithms ensure seamless viewing experience, apps promise faster deliveries and AI offers one-click solutions. We have been trained out of patience.

The digital ecosystem is built to make us feel like we are falling behind. There’s endless content and endless chatter about that content. The speed-watching culture, then, is a survival tactic.

When one partner earns less than the other, it may impact the dynamics of the relationship. How does one move forward?

We have grown up in a visual-first, text-first culture with WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, Discord channels, and voice notes. Messaging is our mother tongue.

Memes are making me more politically aware. Humour is my coping mechanism. But is there also a risk of desensitisation?

The question isn't whether Smriti Mandhana has earned privacy through her achievements, but what kind of audience we want to be.

From a Nike-wearing three-legged shark to a ballerina with a cappuccino drink for its head, Italian brainrot thrives on shared context.

I have been actively trying to unlearn the need to "perform". To go somewhere and not take a picture. To read without announcing it. It’s harder than I thought.

Actor Gouri G Kishan’s response to an inappropriate question from a YouTube vlogger highlights a dual reality: women continue to face sexist, intrusive queries, but they are also pushing back with increasing clarity and confidence.

Mahabharata: Ek Dharmayudh review: To be fair, the launch had an impact. The show hit over 6.5 million views on day one. But the story deserves better, writes Jatin Varma

AI’s ability to effectively convey our thoughts cannot be undermined. But here is the problem: we all sound the same.

Though today Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s initials, NFAK, circulate across digital spaces much like any modern pop star’s moniker, he has always been a pop-cultural icon. Even at his peak, he was more than a

Between #CoupleGoals and #HotGirlSummer, we are constantly optimising our feelings for the internet. When did we stop just being?

Zohran Mamdani, New York City's mayor-elect, once rapped about chapatis and identity politics before channelling his immigrant roots into a historic political victory celebrated with Bollywood's 'Dhoom Machale'.

Gen Z is coping through the little treat culture. These tiny hits of dopamine keep up the hypernormalisation in these times of chaos and uncertainty.

From slow fashion to guerrilla gardening, the internet has transformed solarpunk, a literary movement, into an alternative lifestyle trend.

The business of micro-dramas is a volume game, not a storytelling revolution, writes Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: The ongoing tournament, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, has beaten all previous records of viewership for women's cricket.