Singing in the Dark Times

Sunday 28 August '11

The Lokpal anthem is jaunty and self-assured, and it is also clichéd and cringe-making.

Read My Lips

Sunday 7 August '11

The ignored and necessary art of movie subtitling

In the Right Circle

Sunday 24 July '11

I''ve been on Google Plus for a few weeks now. In the beginning, it felt like showing up early at a much-talked-up party.

Playing the Fool

Sunday 3 July '11

Why everyone loves a good comic sidekic

Sloppy seconds

Sunday 29 May '11

The hollow pleasures of sequels and franchises

The lives of others

Friday 20 May '11

Politicians behaving badly, and what we do about them

The shock of the real

Sunday 15 May '11

What makes outtakes and raw footage such fun to watch?

Going Nowhere

Sunday 17 April '11

Among the people I hang out with, one of the last remaining heresies is to admit you don''t care that much for travel.

Dropping Names

Sunday 3 April '11

A last name is not just a label it tethers you to your family and culture

Thirty Years Young

Sunday 20 March '11

There''s something about your thirties, when life seems to set and solidify.

Losing it at the Movies

Saturday 12 March '11

A quirky, passionate collection about the joys of film.

A Late Gamer

Sunday 6 March '11

Discovering the addictive joys of video games.

Excursions in Guyana

Saturday 26 February '11

Rahul Bhattacharya''s brilliant first novel journeys through the country''s cultural goulash, its patois and porknorking trips.

When We Talk About Love

Sunday 13 February '11

Valentine''s Day is also a big, buoyant celebration of things we ought to celebrate.

The Body Electric

Sunday 30 January '11

What''s the big deal about biometrics?

Love Signs, Anyone?

Sunday 19 December '10

What draws so many of us, despite our better judgment, to scan the daily horoscopes?

Thing Theory

Sunday 5 December '10

The intense joy of collecting something, anything.

Living in the land of leaks

Thursday 2 December '10

In a digital age, you can''t stop leaks. So start learning how to read them.

Animals are People Too

Sunday 21 November '10

In an either/or world, it''s hard being a whimsical vegetarian.

The Invisible Hand

Sunday 7 November '10

Why do we undervalue the worth of handiwork?

Remember the Time...

Sunday 24 October '10

Why the ''80s and ''90s seem like an antique land.

Missing the Joke

Saturday 16 October '10

If Howard Jacobson is the answer, what''s the question?

The Ghost in the Machine

Sunday 10 October '10

The enduring fun of robot movies.

Married Alive

Sunday 26 September '10

Why do we fetishise weddings the way we do?

One Bright Book of Life

Saturday 18 September '10

For all its Great American ambitions, Freedom is a riveting domestic drama at heart.