Is TikTok Star Bach Buquen Gen Z’s Alain Delon?

TikToker Bach Buquen is irritatingly ubiquitous…but you can’t help but love him for it. His ever-surging TikTok and Instagram accounts, which have a combined following of 20 million followers, see him flaunting his Lean Cuisine physique and dancing ad nauseam… Continue Reading

Why I Stopped Watching Dhruv Rathee // A Brief, Damning Diatribe

At the zenith of his popularity, political pundit, Dhruv Rathee, was commended for being the much-needed antidote to the streak of toxic nationalism coursing through India during the mid 2010s. His YouTube videos, in which he criticized the then new… Continue Reading

Israel Tried (And Failed) To Lure Bollywood

In 2019, a nauseating selfie of Zionist* war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the creme-de-la-crap of Bollywood (Vivek Oberoi, Karan Johar, Sara Khan etc.) went viral on social media. It was taken at an event the Zionist Prime Minister attended in… Continue Reading

Yes, Jessica Kirson Should Be Cancelled

TikTok famous comedienne, Jessica Kirson, belongs to the new crop of American stand-up comics like Matt Rife, Matteo Lane and Sam Morrill who have astutely gained a substantial global following by being ubiquitous on your socials. She pops up everywhere… Continue Reading

I’m Bored. Let’s Rank Varun Dhawan’s Films.

I’ve never shied away from unequivocally stating that Varun Dhawan is my favorite Bollywood star. His versatility as a thespian and his commendable ability to curate the best scripts in India not only allow him to free himself from the… Continue Reading

Is Ranbir Kapoor In His Toxic Era?

2023 proved to be Ranbir Kapoor’s biggest year in his almost two-decade career. His two films pulled in a staggering 1,200 crores. But in razor-sharp contrast to his peers (including his wife) who sustain their careers by choosing better scripts… Continue Reading

Kylie Minogue Channels Twin Peaks In Her Dark New Music Videos

An ominous, Poltergeist-like television set, a dimly lit motel room and a Kylie drenched in deep red dancing eerily in an abandoned diner make up the opening shots of Ms. Minogue’s music video for Padam Padam, her comeback single that… Continue Reading

Arijit Singh’s Top Ten Songs – Ranked!

To commemorate Arijit Singh’s recent feat as Spotify’s third most streamed artist in the world trailing only behind Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran, here is a definitive ranking of India’s favorite balladeer’s greatest songs. NOTE: I ensured that the list… Continue Reading

Did This Animé Inspire The Barbie Film?

A minute into the trailer of the live-action Barbie motion picture film, a surrealist reinvention of the iconic American doll by cerebral, zeitgeist-y filmmaker Greta Gerwig, and I found myself scratching my head, thinking, “Where have I seen this before?”… Continue Reading