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We're still talking about Gauguin

In the #MeToo era he seems ripe for shaming into oblivion, yet he's more visible than ever

Meet Dolly Parton, the woman who continues to make waves

The magical mysteries of Dolly Parton seem to be captivating a whole new generation

Grammys snubs and surprises: Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X and more

A new crop of pop stars leads the nominations, leaving stalwarts like Swift out of some major categories

As a mountain biking motivator, add a little electronic assist

E-mountain bikes may enable newcomers to gain fitness on daunting hills or snowy trails

Realme X2 Pro review: More bang for the buck than Redmi K20 Pro, OnePlus 7T

From premium design to top-notch specs, the Realme X2 Pro has all you seek in a midrange flagship. On parameters like display, multimedia, imaging and battery, it even exceeds some premium flagships

A 'soul writing' retreat in Thailand's Chiang Rai converts a cynic

Certified cynic Payal Dhar braves a 'soul writing' retreat and is left quite surprised by the results

CHESS #1377

Alexander Grischuk beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the finals of the Hamburg Grand Prix, winning 2.5-1.5 in Rapid tiebreaks

Golden girls of comedy introduce black women in all their complexity

The show is deeply rooted in black culture, having been written and acted by an all-female, all-black cast, and is laugh-out-loud funny even to those outside it

Mumbai's NCPA turns 50 and is throwing a cultural extravaganza to celebrate

NCPA will showcase old favourites and new productions in a festival marking the Mumbai culture venue's 50-year-old history

Art in the time of recession

What insiders wish for is a revival of interest in contemporary artists and their work; many who made a name for themselves before the 2008 crash have still to recover

John le Carre's is an unremarkable novel about spies in the time of Brexit

This is not a novel of quality. This review is a call for the master

The faces behind the voices of the ongoing student protests at JNU

Students are against differential fees and also now demand nothing less than the removal of the Vice Chancellor

Inside the toxic world of online trolls and the devastation they cause

A Molotov cocktail of lies, abuse and bigotry is blowing up social media

Auto brands drive around digital speed breakers to plug friction gaps

With friction leading to 26% dropouts for 4-wheelers and 34% for 2-wheelers, companies such as Maruti, Hyundai look at ways to plug the gaps

Small is big: How WhatsApp became go-to platform for many small businesses

A WhatsApp Business account is similar in look and feel to a regular WhatsApp account for a customer. WhatsApp Business is free to download and runs on Android and iOS

How spyware Pegasus used WhatsApp servers to infect phones and steal data

Pegasus has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market

80 trains to catch: Monisha Rajesh's global adventure is funny, insightful

Rajesh concludes sorrowfully that high-speed trains in China and Japan kill the romance of railway travel

A Bengali's ode to sweets

Book review of Amit Chaudhuri's 'Sweet Shop'

The Dawn of Eurasia presents a picture of shifting balance in world order

The present leadership in Russia, ambitious for a global role, views itself as a bridge between the two continents

The true-crime story that Harper Lee tried and failed to write

Back in the 1970s a story had caught her eye. A true-crime story, that belonged on the shelf more or less created by In Cold Blood