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Playing it by hear: How does one preserve an accent?

It takes a lot of footwork, and audio footage. See how a new archive is mapping spoken tongues, and aiming to hear from all of India by the time it’s done.

 (Image:Shutterstock; HT imaging: Monica Gupta)
Updated on Sep 21, 2024 01:23 PM IST
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Pop goes the easel: The many Fridas in film, TV, comics, ads

‘Is it too much?’ Frida Kahlo asks endearingly, of her many self-portraits, in the 2017 film Coco. See how she lives on in pop culture and the arts.

A still from the ad titled Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo Deal With Corporate Clients (2024).
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 02:37 PM IST
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Viva la Frida: A look at the making of a unique legend

There's her art, her wrenching story; something of a link with the Titanic. 70 years after her death, see how the legend of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo lives on.

Kahlo in a photograph taken by her father, Guillermo Kahlo, in 1932.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 02:35 PM IST
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Listicle: 10 tasting menus to sample the best of the best

When you can’t decide what to eat, wear loose pants and pick any of these 10 degustation menus across India

House of Ming offers four-course and five-course tasting menus that cover their greatest hits.
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 04:12 PM IST
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Now streaming: A Wknd interview with Turkish-British author Elif Shafak

A drop of water. A fig tree. A dying brain: The Booker-shortlisted writer enjoys playing with narrative devices. Her new book is There Are Rivers in the Sky.

 (Photo by Ferhat Elik)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 12:55 PM IST
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Soil searching: A Wknd interview with award-winning scientist Rattan Lal

He helped change how farmers till their land, and has now won the Gulbenkian Prize, or Agriculture’s Nobel. ‘I look back in wonder and forward in hope,’ he says

 (Image courtesy Kevin Fitzsimons )
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 03:44 PM IST
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Listicle: 10 dishes that have sparked local and global food wars

Two nations fight to claim jollof rice. One dessert nearly set off a war. 10 dishes we just can’t stop fighting over

Both France and Switzerland claim to have invented meringue. (ADOBE STOCK)
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 04:50 PM IST
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Colouring outside the lines: Monasteries in Nepal are driving change

In the remote walled city of Lo Manthang, restoration work on ancient frescoes has sparked a cultural revolution. Women are now earning, tourists visiting.

The restoration effort has helped women such as Dhoka earn and build businesses of their own. (Photos: Luigi Fieni)
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 03:35 PM IST
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Smile to take the next leap:Games are adapting further for the differently abled

Players can now raise their eyebrows to click or drag, twist the mouth to move a cursor. It’s not even that hard to make this possible, game producers say.

A still from The Last of Us Part II; the audio now also describes what background players are doing.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:24 PM IST
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‘When it comes to roads in India, we should build what we need, no more’

Roads, over time, have a net-negative impact on the ecosystem. The move away from tar at least is a good step, says wildlife biologist Anish Andheria. See why.

A road in Rajabhat Khawa, West Bengal, near the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Particularly in sensitive areas, roads can disrupt feeding and migration routes, isolate pockets of animal populations, and affect breeding patterns and gene pools. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 08:51 PM IST
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Hey binge-watcher! This quiz tests how much you remember of your fav shows!

Hit pause on streaming and see what you can recall of what you’ve viewed already. 30 questions. All the good shows, all the seasons. Answers at the end

This show is set in Hawkins of the 1980s. Who’s the superhero?
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 07:13 PM IST
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Gaming the system: A Wknd interview with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan

The 35-year-old is the second Indian to be nominated for the Arthur C Clarke Award. ‘It’s all just a social experiment,’ the former game developer says.

Lavanya Lakshminarayan has been building imagined worlds for over a decade. In her first job, in 2011, she worked with California-based videogame developer Zynga, designing side quests in their games, fleshing out characters, and helping design plotlines and gameplay.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 10:13 PM IST
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Listicle: 10 drone photographers who are out of this world

Drone photography pages are taking Insta to higher ground. Here are 10 of our favourites from around the world

Simeon Pratt’s photos seem intimate despite the scale. (INSTAGRAM/@SIMEONPRATT)
Updated on May 31, 2024 04:43 PM IST
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Nolen gur, ker-sangri: Climate change is taking a toll on elements of culture

What does a country lose — and what does our country stand to lose — as a planet moves through a new epoch? See how dance forms, dishes and fabrics are fading.

(Image generated via Midjourney)
Updated on May 17, 2024 03:50 PM IST

YOLO, so don’t go solo: See why lone rangers have it worse on screen

Films and shows are overrun with lone wolves. One fighter against all odds. One hero doing it all. Be a team player, maybe?

Max, from Mad Max wouldn’t have been captured by the War Boys if he was part of a group.
Updated on May 03, 2024 03:38 PM IST

You got played: Why does English theatre lag behind in India?

We hum tunes in English, binge TV, spoken word acts and comedy in it. Why, pray tell, does theatre not have the same mass appeal?

Plays such as Dear Liar (starring Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah) have run to critical and public acclaim. (NCPA, HT Archives)
Updated on Apr 19, 2024 04:40 PM IST

Off the eaten path: Chefs tell us about their best meals around the world

How far would you go for a good meal? Cool chefs recount their culinary pilgrimages to South Africa, Spain, Singapore and beyond. And why it was worth it

What’s the best meal you’ve had? Some culinary pilgrimages are worth it. (Azad Panwar)
Updated on Apr 12, 2024 06:18 PM IST

Throwing shades: How colours get their names

A new paint brand wanted its 2,400 shades to be rooted in everyday India. Here’s how Meera Ganapathi came up with the labels.

Swatch cards for the hues named Bombay Monsoon, Chilli Guava, and Dosa Chicken at Midnight.
Updated on Mar 30, 2024 01:45 PM IST

Listicle: 10 glow-ups that gave audiences a pleasant surprise

Growing up is no picnic. These 10 celebs, however, transformed right before our eyes, leaving us reeling

Ariel Winter went from bespectacled nerd who ratted out her siblings, to gorgeous slay queen who turned heads.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 04:03 PM IST

Country Western fails: Can Hollywood move past desi stereotypes?

Indian talent wins Oscars. So why does Hollywood still see us through the same old clichés when it tells Asian stories?

In The Darjeeling Limited, the whole country is reduced to a backdrop for therapeutic effect.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 03:55 PM IST

Catch of the day: Meet the man giving freshwater fish a starring role on YouTube

Beta Mahatvaraj’s channel, Meenkaran (Tamil for Fisherman), features cinematic footage of more than 100 native species, including some very rare ones.

The Jerdon’s mystus, a catfish endemic to the Western Ghats. (Beta Mahatvaraj)
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 03:32 PM IST

Listicle: 10 pop-culture aliens we’d love to hang out with

If these 10 aliens are anything to go by, we don’t mind a bit of an abduction or an intergalactic takeover

Steven Spielberg arguably gifted us the nicest on-screen alien with ET.
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 03:42 PM IST

Celebrating Kafka: A toast, to old Franz and new

A Kafka-themed orchestra, an AI experiment, and a game that takes players through The Trial. It’s a year of metamorphosis in the age of the metaverse.

At the Kafkaesque exhibition, the life-sized, animatronic Stag In Silico by British artist Mat Collishaw slips, slides, and falls on its platform, in response to the intensity of abuse directed at selected individuals on X.
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 04:49 PM IST

The lazy person’s workout: Put your gym on your screen

Flee zombies, fight a buddy remotely, pedal past dinos or hear about how pros train, while you work up a sweat. Here are some tech hacks for the exercise averse

Online cycling game Zwift lets you ride, train and compete in a virtual world. (Zwift)
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 05:03 PM IST

Fission icon: A Wknd interview with an award-winning science historian

Jahnavi Phalkey worked to contextualise India’s nuclear programme. Why did it evolve as it did? Next on her list: statistics. Why is India no longer a pioneer?

‘It is more important than ever to ask certain questions, because of how strongly our worlds are being shaped by engineering research and scientific research,’ Phalkey says
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 02:59 PM IST

The curated closet: The only 2024 style guide you need

High- and low-rise jeans. Breezy fits. Big bags. Sneakers with everything. More denim. Here’s how we’re playing it casual in 2024

Oversized shirts will continue to be a trend-setting choice. (Photographed by Ana Margarita Flores; styling and creative direction by Jahnavi Sharma)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 04:06 PM IST

Paperback alleys: A new platform lists tales starring cities of the subcontinent

Could fiction be used as a teaching tool, to help explain cultures and peoples, demystify the periodic table? A web project’s crowdsourced list is a first step.

 (HT illustration: Malay Karmakar)
Updated on Jan 27, 2024 09:31 PM IST

Your guide to retiring young: Save early, keep at it, get set, GO!

Retiring at 40 is not a pipe dream. Begin early, maximise your privilege, save from the start and track how your money grows. Your golden yacht awaits

To retire at 40, you can’t start at 39. Get a smart financial advisor in your 20s and track your investments. (Adobe Stock)
Updated on Jan 26, 2024 03:48 PM IST

Tinker belle: A Wknd interview with structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal

She began writing books to help people connect, and fall in love with, the mechanics of their world. Her latest is about seven tiny objects that changed it all.

“We have all, as children, built and broken things. That’s engineering, I want to show people that we are all engineers at heart,” Agrawal says. (Steve Ullathorne)
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 06:34 PM IST

Listicle: 10 book trends that will fire up your reading in 2024

Ebooks, non-fiction books, AI-generated audiobooks, zines and more. Here's what the new year will bring for readers everywhere.

People are enjoying book clubs, swaps, talks and silent reading groups.
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 06:22 PM IST
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