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The Importance of Living Intensely

Shruti Ravindran

Teju Cole on the impossibility of being an invisible author, and the need to turn down dinner invitations

HP Envy 15 Notebook

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

If its good looks don’t blow you away, the sound from its subwoofers will

Dazzled by Their Soul

Hartosh Singh Bal

Our politician poets such as Kapil Sibal are so in love with themselves that they believe every eructation of theirs deserves a readership. Our literary culture is more than happy to oblige

LG Hom Bot

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

It may not be awfully smart, but it is hardworking and cleans your room without a fuss

Power of Celibacy

Michael Edison Hayden

Joseph S Alter’s book studies masculinity in modern India and spans territories as distinct—if linked—as wrestling, exercise and saving semen

Dirty Rotten Murderers

Kavitha Rao

Modern crime fiction seems to have caught up with the perversity of real-life violence. Gone are the days when the little grey cells were all that was important to a racy read

Rolex Submariner

arindam

The ultimate diver’s watch. It works snugly with a wet suit and goes well with a dinner jacket too

MapmyIndia In-Dash Navi-tainment

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

A car entertainment and GPS navigation console that is as smart as your Android phone

The Indian criminal justice sytem is like the market for garbage, where innocence and guilt can be bought and sold like polyurethane bags. This is how Abdul, the main character of Katherine Boo’s book on living and dying in a Mumbai slum, makes sense of his tragic life. An extract