Page 13 - Weekend Reads
Meet Waswo X Waswo and R Vijay, both perfectly ironic orientalist artists
American-Indian artist Waswo X Waswo is playful, ironic and profound by turns. Kishore Singh on his partnership with skilled miniaturist R Vijay
 "Meet Waswo X Waswo and R Vijay, both perfectly ironic orientalist artists")
Movie review: The Sky is Pink has just a hint of too much purple
The Sky is Pink tries to tell a tragic story with humour and good cheer but ends up overwrought and unconvincing, says Ritwik Sharma
 "Movie review: The Sky is Pink has just a hint of too much purple")
A digital museum uses art to keep the conversation around water flowing
A digital museum invokes art and heritage to induce behavioural change around water
 "A digital museum uses art to keep the conversation around water flowing")
CHESS #1371
The World Cup finals and the Third-place match both remain dead-locked, with tiebreaks to come
 "CHESS #1371")
The Marvel Avengers show in Mumbai is mainly only fun for the kids
An immersive show about the Marvel Avengers is fun for children but rarely gets the adrenaline going
 "The Marvel Avengers show in Mumbai is mainly only fun for the kids")
A new club in Kolkata indicates the shape of jazz to come to the city
A dedicated jazz club is just what Kolkata needed to get things going
 "A new club in Kolkata indicates the shape of jazz to come to the city")
Wines and myths
SDU Reserva Syrah 2015, adjudged the Best Indian Red at the 2017 India Wine Challenge, is aromatic and full-bodied with soft tannins and a good finish
 "Wines and myths")
New homes, new poems
The poet embraces his nomadic self in other poems
Award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia on his latest, 'Diego Maradona'
Award-winning British filmmaker Asif Kapadia talks to Dhruv Munjal about Diego Maradona
 "Award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia on his latest, 'Diego Maradona'")
When bags have wings
There should be a name for this - the fear of losing one's bags on a flight
 "When bags have wings")
What women want
Zeenath Zahara's second piece, 'College girls and our glamour boys!', stung men in particular
 "What women want")
Something for everyone
It is best to be guided by galleries rather than dealers willing to offer discounts - often at your cost
 "Something for everyone")
The whistleblower knows how to write
His complaint offers lessons on how to make a point
 "The whistleblower knows how to write")
Bengaluru's licence rules are shutting down many iconic live music venues
Two iconic venues will shut shop by next week. Another 100-odd are at risk
 "Bengaluru's licence rules are shutting down many iconic live music venues")
Bose Home Speaker 300: A compact, powerful speaker that sounds like home
The newest member of the Bose family is an ergonomically superior speaker that adds a rich bass to the signature Bose sound
 "Bose Home Speaker 300: A compact, powerful speaker that sounds like home")
Why Sri Lanka is a perennially irresistible destination for the visitor
Rahul Jacob visits Sri Lanka once more. Why he can't get enough of the warmly welcoming country
 "Why Sri Lanka is a perennially irresistible destination for the visitor")
Three-time Oscar nominee Phoenix may finally have the last laugh as Joker
Phoenix is brilliant as Joker, radiating pure mania and a mocking evilness as he transforms from a meek loser to a character almost amazed by the power of his random villainy
 "Three-time Oscar nominee Phoenix may finally have the last laugh as Joker")
SATC gets a MAM makeover
The narrator of this 'novel' is transparently a fictional avatar of Candace Bushnell herself
 "SATC gets a MAM makeover")
A book traces the history of Christianity in India through its churches
Book review of Joanne Taylor's 'The Churches Of India'
 "A book traces the history of Christianity in India through its churches")
Meet Patricia Gucci, the woman whose name comes with baggage
Patricia Gucci stayed away from luxury for more than 20 years. But now she has a high-end luggage label
 "Meet Patricia Gucci, the woman whose name comes with baggage")
