Life
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The Romantics is intended to be a beautiful piece of nostalgia: Smriti Mundhra
Filmmaker Mundhra on the thought behind making a documentary on Yash Raj Films and its founder, the late Yash Chopra, what it took to convince the media-averse Aditya Chopra, and making the series bingeable with anecdotes from the who's-who of the Hindi film industry
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Iraq dig uncovers 5,000-year-old pub restaurant
The US-Italian team made the find in the ruins of ancient Lagash, northeast of the modern city of Nasiriyah, which was already known to have been one of the first urban centres of the Sumerian civilisation of ancient Iraq
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London is the world's slowest city for drivers
According to TomTom's Traffic Index 2022, London holds the record for the slowest city centre speed. In 2022, it took just over 36 minutes to travel just 10 km
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Carnival street parties return to Rio
This year marks the full comeback of the world's biggest carnival after Rio hosted a watered-down version in 2022—postponed by two months because of the pandemic, and held without the epic street parties known as "blocos" that usually swarm the iconic beach city this time of year
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Food waste is a lesser-known side of the Super Bowl
With the food-focused extravaganza of the Super Bowl inevitably comes food waste. An issue that has been highlighted by the Food Recovery Network, a student movement dedicated to the fight against food waste, launched in 2010
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De-influencing is the new trend that has influencers scrambling
Are the days of influencers telling us what to buy, what to wear, what to watch and who to follow coming to an end?
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The Black Jaguar: Aussie cafe's $140 cup of coffee
The Black Jaguar is the most expensive coffee Proud Mary has ever bought. They made 22 cups available in Melbourne, and a limited amount was stocked at their cafes in Austin and Portland in the US
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On the water with Myanmar's 'river cleaners'
The economic crisis that gripped Myanmar since the 2021 military coup has forced millions out of the workforce. Many of them now gather recyclable materials to sell to traders
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Women rodeo bull riders buck tradition in macho Nicaragua
Once there was resistance from some macho egos in Nicaragua, trying to protect their monopoly on bull riding, attitudes are slowly changing
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Don't fall on the first hurdle: Sol Campbell
Former England and Arsenal star on how to evolve as a leader and his secret to longevity
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5 things to know about Dutch master Johannes Vermeer
In his lifetime, during the "Golden Age" of Dutch art that also produced Rembrandt, Vermeer was a respected artist with many wealthy patrons, but apart from a few astute collectors, his work went largely forgotten after his death