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Tricks of the treat: Swetha Sivakumar unwraps the science of candy

Updated on Aug 9, 2025 08:11 IST

Every new ingredient or texture, element of crackle or chewiness, presents a fresh challenge. Moisture, meanwhile, threatens to seep between ingredients and change the game. (Adobe Stock)

Relooted: A new videogame invites players to steal back African artefacts

Players take on the role of Nomali, a parkour expert who works with a small crew, drawn from different African countries for their unique skills.

Updated on Aug 9, 2025 08:09 IST

Gabbar Singh!!!: Wknd celebrates the timeless classic Sholay

(HT Imaging: Shubham KR Vats)

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 13:36 IST

Treble in the family: Sanjoy Narayan on Kamasi Washington and modern jazz

Washington on the cover of Heaven and Earth (2018).

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 09:39 IST

Goal diggers: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on the upcoming EPL season

Liverpool's Cody Gakpo (left) fights for the ball during a friendly match with Japan's J-League team Yokohama F, in July. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 08:31 IST

I’m always trying to outrun myself: Wknd interviews star sprinter, Animesh Kujur

At the Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea. (Photo courtesy RF Media)

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 09:36 IST

Like driving in reverse: Charles Assisi on going from child to person in charge

A still from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). The truth is, we’re all aging backwards and forwards, at the same time, aren’t we?

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 09:03 IST

AITA?: A look at the ‘trolley problems’ of today

A recreation of a popular trolley problem meme.

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 09:05 IST

In photos: See some of the treasures unboxed at the new V&A East Storehouse

A 1957 full-fitting cape by Hubert de Givenchy. Made of silk taffeta, the cape is a replica of the one designed for Audrey Hepburn to wear in the film Funny Face (1957). (V&A East Storehouse)

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 08:25 IST

Abracadabra: The Victoria and Albert museum has opened its vaults

The V&A East Storehouse is spread across three floors. (Photo by Hufton + Crow)

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 08:23 IST

All magic is a learned skill:Wknd chats with award-winning mentalist Suhani Shah

Updated on Aug 2, 2025 08:21 IST

Much like the heroine, all I feel is a sad blankness: Deepanjana Pal on Saiyaara

At her most dynamic, Vaani acts as a sort of ChatGPT for Krish, churning out lyrics for a song, in response to incoherent prompts.

Updated on Aug 1, 2025 09:08 IST

Final reckoning: Around the world in ancient crypts

Lycian tombs in Turkey, dating to 500 BCE. These were designed to look like the traditional wooden houses of the time. Each typically served as a family crypt. (Wikimedia)

Updated on Aug 1, 2025 09:05 IST

Tracking south India’s hero stones: In search of the tiny, hidden memorials

A 10th-century stone depicts a warrior who sacrificed his life to a goddess to ensure victory for his people. Early hero stones typically pay tribute to people who died protecting cattle, or communal land. Some memorialise fallen soldiers, or those who died fighting off wild animals or protecting others from them.

Updated on Aug 1, 2025 09:03 IST

Rock anthems: Check out tiny tales told by south India’s ancient ‘hero stones’

An 18th-century hero stone from Tiruppur, depicting a man and three women believed to be from the same family. Most hero stones pay tribute to people who died protecting cattle, or communal land.

Updated on Aug 1, 2025 08:50 IST

Let’s try that again, shall we?: A look at the double-standards in online dating

In the Netflix film Aap Jaisa Koi, the confounding contradiction is explored with subtlety and nuance.

Updated on Jul 26, 2025 09:33 IST

The nine lives of Cat Power: Sanjoy Narayan writes on a shape-shifting artist

From the 2023 live album Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert.

Updated on Jul 26, 2025 09:19 IST

Modern conflict, ancient lore: Swetha Sivakumar traces the tale of acai

Purple acai pulp in a smoothie bowl. (Pexels)

Updated on Jul 26, 2025 08:51 IST

Boarding delayed? Scroll, swipe, play at MAP art spaces at Bengaluru airport

Untilted (2018), by the Bhil artist Bhuri Bai from Madhya Pradesh.

Updated on Jul 26, 2025 08:32 IST

In photos: Step into the whimsical world of the Moomins

Tove Jansson’s cover illustration for Moumine le Troll, the French version of her 1968 book Finn Family Moomintroll.

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 15:33 IST

The adorable trolls behind the memes: Enter the world of Tove Jansson’s Moomins

The books feature a recurring cast of characters: young Moomintroll; the affectionate Moominmamma; the adventurous Moominpapa; cowardly little Sniff; carefree Snufkin; and Hemulen, the family friend from a collection-obsessed species.

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 15:06 IST

May the course be with you: Rudraneil Sengupta’s tribute to Fauja Singh

‘One day I will be running and the earth will claim me back. How can you be scared of something like that?’ Fauja Singh once said. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 14:02 IST

The future of money: Kashyap Kompella on what’s next for this pivotal invention

When code replaces coin, we are no longer redesigning currency. We are redesigning control, compliance and consequence. (HT Illustration: Puneet Kumar via Midjourney)

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 14:32 IST

My favourite products: A rapid-fire round with designer A Balasubramaniam

The Eames chair, Anglepoise lamp and Jawaja bag.

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 12:56 IST

Add to cart: A Wknd chat with award-winning product designer A Balasubramaniam

Earlier this month, Balasubramaniam became the first Indian to win the Hills Millennium Award. Past winners have included a car designer for Ford, Ferrari and McLaren, and the creative director of Ikea Retail. (Photo imaging: Monica Gupta)

Updated on Jul 25, 2025 11:27 IST

Real men don’t...: Charles Assisi on rewriting the rules

A still from the Lena Dunham Netflix series Too Much. Its rather twisty romcom tale is a reminder that everyone has baggage, and at least a little unlearning to do.

Updated on Jul 19, 2025 07:35 IST

Simple songs of freedom: A look at the tales national anthems tell

National mottoes tell intriguing tales too. Belize‘s is Sub Umbra Floreo, Latin for Under the Shade I Flourish, a reference to the country’s dense jungles, which have shaped and sheltered its people for millennia.

Updated on Jul 19, 2025 11:31 IST

The reggae rebels of punk rock: Sanjoy Narayan on the legacy of Bad Brains

Bad Brains at a gig in the 1980s.

Updated on Jul 19, 2025 07:32 IST

How do we define wisdom – and why does that matter?

(HT Imaging)

Updated on Jul 19, 2025 07:29 IST

Up, up and a new way: Deepanjana Pal writes on a new kind of hero

Madhavan plays his character as a man who is unpretentious and unabashedly tender. It’s refreshing, and makes the movie better.

Updated on Jul 19, 2025 07:27 IST

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