TNIE Sunday Express magazine - Comfortably Numb

Opinion: On friendships of the Reel and Real kind

Would you opt for a Reel over a Real friendship? I`m just coming off a fortnight of real-life friendship, a reunion of our college girl gang from way back in Chennai nee Madras. Back then, we were a near inseparable trio. After the college years gave over, we kept in touch, sending congratulations and commiserations…

Opinion: So You Think You Are An Empath?

In this epoch of information overload, we watch a thousand crises unfold every day, where the sacred mixes with the profane at top speed, where the latest war updates are followed in quick succession by clips on how to wear a mekhela chador the proper way, how to make naan on an overturned tawa, what…

Opinion: It`s OK to goof off once in a while

Back in the day, goofing off was when you had your make or break Math exam the next morning. You stared at your `rough` book, you stared at the pile of question papers from previous years, and then you went off to make yourself a snack to have with a can of Coke. Tidy up…

Guest column: Don`t Tar All Media with the Same Brush

Don`t tar all media with the same (grimy) brush You know how people constantly, relentlessly, moan about how terrible the media is, how it exists only to spread fake news, how it polarizes people? Well, you know what? India is still a free country, last time I checked. We don’t need to consume the kind…

Guest column: The Covid fear factor

The Afraid vs the Unafraid Since the past two years, ever since the pestilence hit, society has divided itself sharply into the Afraid vs the Unafraid. One or the other invariably takes centre-stage at different times. Let`s take the first lot first. Whatever they believe, do, ingest/absorb/practice, it`s all driven by their intimations of mortality,…