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HindustanTimes Sat,25 May 2013

Rude Fashion: what makes Chanel the best fashion brand there is

The combination of historical branding and excellent products explains why Chanel retains its position at the top of the fashion totem

Is the camera in your phone all that you need?

The DEATH knell for the standalone camera was sounded almost five years ago. After all, when you have a great camera with you at all times inside your phone, why waste time buying another one?

Your weekly dose of comic relief

Rajneesh Kapoor has worked a host of weird jobs in his life, including one as a waiter in a Goa shack. He currently makes a living as a stand-up comedian and by penning comic strips. Check them out.

How to check mindless food cravings

Even the smartest of us can sometimes fall prey to our mindless food cravings. Here’s how to break the cycle. Call it the flip side of plenty. While much of the world dreams of a simple square meal a day...

Television quotes: decoded

What people say on television and what they actually mean can be two very different things. Seema Goswami decodes

Rude Food: interesting things to do with eggs

Why can’t Indian restaurants try and do something fresh and innovative with eggs at their Sunday brunches? The one thing that remains constant at all brunches – whether in the West or the East – is the idea that...

The world of ugly technology

The world of tech is teeming with bizarrely ugly gadgets. Unfortunately, the quest to come up with radical new products also gives birth to some truly horrible ideas. Here’s my annual list of grotesquely stupid tech.

The Great Indian Act (or)

Now it's normal to see an Indian face in mainstream Hollywood films, writes Gautam Chintamani.

Rude Food: Gaggan Anand's scientific cooking

With his secrets of scientific cooking, Gaggan Anand is one of Asia’s hottest chefs and his restaurant has become a mecca for foodies. At only 33, he is already one of Asia’s hottest chefs and his restaurant has become a mecca for foodies.

Governor accepts Shettar’s resignation

Jagadish Shettar on Wednesdday evening submitted his resignation to the Karnataka governor, which was accepted. Shettar shall continue at his post till the swearing in of the Congress government.

Women project better public image than men

When you hear the words ‘iconic image’ what is the first picture that flashes before your mind’s eye? Is it the streak of white in a shock of curly black hair that Indira Gandhi made famous? Is it the pussycat bow and structured handbag that was such an integral part of Margaret Thatcher’s persona?

Your weekly dose of comic relief

Rajneesh Kapoor has worked a host of weird jobs in his life, including one as a waiter in a Goa shack. He currently makes a living as a stand-up comedian and by penning comic strips. Check them out.

An open letter to smartphone manufacturers

Why your smartphone is not as ‘smart’ as it claims to be Dear ‘smart’phone manufacturers, I’m not in a bad mood and I’m not angry. I’m just massively frustrated.

Skin Deep

You may be judged by its colour; but it is also your window into the world of emotions Skin. Was there ever a word with more resonance? I don’t think so. Think of the many ways we use it in our everyday vocabulary.

Bollywood's most (in)significant achievement: Amol Palekar

On this day a hundred years ago Dhundiraj Govind Phalke otherwise known as Dadasaheb Phakle made India's first film. One of Indian cinema's most insignificant feats has been the invention of the so-called common man as personified by Amol Palekar.
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