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Why the iPhone SE is the only tiny phone you should even consider buying
Yes, it's modestly sized but don't let that make you underestimate the new iPhone SE
 "Why the iPhone SE is the only tiny phone you should even consider buying")
CHESS #1404
Mir Sultan Khan was the first great modern Subcontinental player.
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How queer artist Param Sahib deconstructs masculinist tropes with style
Queer artist and designer Param Sahib deconstructs tropes of toxic masculinity with style, says Amrita Singh
 "How queer artist Param Sahib deconstructs masculinist tropes with style")
The renewed interest in a widely acclaimed book on 'bullshit jobs'
A widely acclaimed book on 'bullshit jobs' is at the centre of renewed interest ever since the Covid-19-induced lockdown shone a spotlight on the nature of 'essential services'
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The Black Lives Matter protests and the swift change they are triggering
Remarkably, the protests have had an impact across borders. In the United Kingdom, the statue of a slave trader was uprooted and dumped in the river
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The mythology of fear
Instead of its once haloed existence as the year of lofty goals and vision statements, it is now staring at an epitaph that may well read: The year when death ran amok and the gods went missing.
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Axone is an engaging and layered film on Delhi's Northeastern community
Made by Nicholas Kharkongor, Axone shines a light on the experiences of young people from India's Northeastern states.
 "Axone is an engaging and layered film on Delhi's Northeastern community")
Inside Dr Caligari's cabinet
Paying attention to words thoughtfully chosen for the intertitles, and observing the actors' purposefully exaggerated moods, is really a high form of meditation
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Art enthusiasts are displaying and selling overlooked, affordable art works
Mumbai-based Carpe Arte, started by art consultant Natasha Jeyasingh in 2017, is assisting virtually unknown contemporary artists with sales.
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No painter of pretty pictures
If Amitava's early practice was characterised by anger, he has since tempered it with wisdom, yet he remains a chronicler of social wrongs, writes Kishore Singh
 "No painter of pretty pictures")
Hotels, travel brands pitch for a rebound as Covid-19 lockdown eases
As lockdown eases, ITC, Taj Hotels, Oyo, MakeMyTrip play up the safety line, bank on employee endorsements to rebuild trust in their brands
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From PepsiCo to Britannia, brands step up to the digital storefront
Pepsi, Coke, Britannia, Kwality Walls and a host of other brands line up for e-stores on delivery apps, rethink visual identities, and the retail experience
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Amul raises a virtual storm amid rising sentiment against Chinese products
The homegrown dairy brand finds huge support online, as it plays into the rising sentiment against Chinese products. But has it overplayed its hand?
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How Hyundai's Creta beat the odds to become most sold car in May
Smart positioning, continued communication and a global design language have played a big role, say experts
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What did it take Ashok Leyland to come up with a customised truck?
An important innovation in the automobile sector in recent years, albeit restricted to passenger vehicles including four- and two-wheelers, had been customisation
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A novel presages a dystopian world from a pandemic worse than Covid-19
The End of October, published this April, has at its centre a fictional virus sweeping across the world, forcing people to live under indefinite lockdown, and pushing the global economy disaster.
 "A novel presages a dystopian world from a pandemic worse than Covid-19")
The wide-ranging cinema of Basu Chatterjee, chronicler of Mumbai's quirks
While Basu Chatterjee captured the rhythms of the metropolis like no other filmmaker, his cinema was remarkably wide-ranging
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Paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's victims speak out in this Netflix docuseries
A disturbing Netflix docuseries on Jeffrey Epstein lends a strong voice to the paedophile's easy victims, writes Dhruv Munjal
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Education shifts online, leaving behind a disadvantaged segment of students
According to a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, only 23.8 per cent households in the country have internet connectivity and only 10.7 per cent have access to computers
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The honeymooners who organised a train that helped others get home too
When a close friend of mine had a quiet wedding in Manipur on March 18, it seemed a risk-free affair. The coronavirus hadn't yet travelled to the Northeast
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