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The serious business of wines
Wine is still regarded as something consumed by glamorous socialites
 "The serious business of wines")
RSS and the art of manufacturing super-babies
Their logic: have sex when the right planets are lined up; stop after you get pregnant
Art in the time of GST
Art, in India, is still absent from the public space and exists outside the mainstream
 "Art in the time of GST")
Real Life turns off red beacon
In Real Life we continue to hate inequality: we expect the rich to be humble
Who is a liberal?
Globally we notice an intermingling of political Islam with the lives of ordinary Muslims
 "Who is a liberal?")
Movie review: Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion is a colossal bore
Beneath its dazzling veneer, this emperor has no clothes
 "Movie review: Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion is a colossal bore")
Blind tasting score card
Krsma is a full-bodied wine with a complex aroma of fruit and berries and spice
 "Blind tasting score card")
Cowboys vs Indians: Admit it, you care what the world thinks
Waiter, there's a cow in my everything
Naveen Patnaik faces his first big challenge in 17 years
BJP's road map for Odisha is ready: Galvanise party workers and draw in people from the BJD
 "Naveen Patnaik faces his first big challenge in 17 years")
IPL's howler brigade
India's inability to find quality umpires is nothing new
The half truth
In this age of fake news and half-truth, there are so many things I cannot say for sure anymore
 "The half truth")
Tiding over tough times
Is this the right time to buy art?
 "Tiding over tough times")
Signalling 'hi jaanu'
Cheap talk and signals such as burning money affect fate in both IPO and online dating markets
 "Signalling 'hi jaanu'")
A toast to freedom in the blue mountains
Around the Nilgiris, they seem to have stood up to the BJP's plan to make this a nation of dumbos
The wine club: The highs and lows of spirits
Is there a case for expempting low-alcohol products from this Supreme Court draconian judgment?
 "The wine club: The highs and lows of spirits")
A league of ordinary gentlemen
Come summer, the armies gather their men for one last climactic campaign
 "A league of ordinary gentlemen")
A golden cage
Hours to kill & 'nothingness' to contend are driving a number of urban, affluent women to depression
 "A golden cage")
Poetic existence
The movie has Adam Driver as the eponymous character who drives a bus in New Jersey's Paterson
 "Poetic existence")
Holy cows, global and local
In Norse mythology, the cow is the creator of the universe
 "Holy cows, global and local")
Marketing the message
In the ad, Jenner is shown modelling for a product, when she spots a crowd chanting in the streets
 "Marketing the message")