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Curling to get to the gold mine
The team became a big story at the Olympics after it bounced back from a slow start to defeat a series of curling behemoths in the medal round
 "Curling to get to the gold mine")
The wheel of change
All the science tells us that we are headed for disaster but because to us climate change is not visible, there is no danger
 "The wheel of change")
How Mrinal Sen's depiction of Calcutta made me see my hometown
Sen, who died on December 30 last year, compelled many of us to rub our eyes and take a clearer view of the city
 "How Mrinal Sen's depiction of Calcutta made me see my hometown")
The good, the bad and the ugly
It was a cautious year in which no one took risks, but the market did better than most had hoped
 "The good, the bad and the ugly")
A winter's tales
Hanuman is the only character in the Ramayana with an internal monologue, constantly evaluating his own actions
 "A winter's tales")
Thirty four new years later...
What the Sikhs felt in 1984, the Muslims say they feel today. It is no different from what the Hindus felt in Punjab in the aftermath of 1984
 "Thirty four new years later...")
'The Change' is upon the world, and it's much scarier than menopause
A weird thing happened this Thursday
 "'The Change' is upon the world, and it's much scarier than menopause")
2018: Best of Indian cinema
Here are the 10 movies 2018 that stayed with me
 "2018: Best of Indian cinema")
Rules of engagement
In her history of the Breckinridge-Pollard affair, Patricia Miller revisits a mostly forgotten saga that changed the way many Americans felt about women and sex
 "Rules of engagement")
How old is an old wine?
The garagiste Thunevin Bad Boy is full-bodied with loads of coffee, toast and fruit aromas, silky tannins and a juicy finish
 "How old is an old wine?")
Trust issues
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Is aerobic exercise the key to successful aging?
Some researchers have speculated that the most pervasive anti-ageing effects of exercise may occur at the tips of our chromosomes
 "Is aerobic exercise the key to successful aging?")
Designed to order
If the ancients knew that they could interfere with the genetic code, the bag of worms, would they have done that? And should we do it today?
 "Designed to order")
The politics of humility
As a virtue, humility has seen better days
 "The politics of humility")
Anybody's game
Will the results of the state polls have some bearing on the 2019 general elections?
 "Anybody's game")
The man of possibilities
Musk is a real hero and we are fortunate to live in a time when we have someone like him around and also the science that makes what he wants to achieve possible
 "The man of possibilities")
Diplomatic road to Kartarpur: What went before it and what might follow
Kartarpur Sahib was not by any stretch of the imagination a comparable diplomatic initiative
 "Diplomatic road to Kartarpur: What went before it and what might follow")
2018: Best of world cinema
Imagine Quentin Tarantino trying his hand at Khoon Bhari Maang and you have 'Revenge', a French rape-and-revenge thriller directed by Coralie Forgeat
 "2018: Best of world cinema")
A glass with Indian food
The Mud House Pinot Noir 2016 is a medium-bodied wine with soft tannins, a good finish and nice notes of cherries, berries and spice/herbs
 "A glass with Indian food")
Small-town Sisyphus
As Hindutva forces augment the volume of their divisive ideology, a book such as Patna Blues quietly makes a poignant, undeniable statement, an appeal to our humanity
 "Small-town Sisyphus")