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VMAs 2025 Nominations Controversy: BTS Jin and J-Hope missing as BLACKPINK members secure solo nods. See what happened nextVMAs 2025 have drawn criticism from BTS fans after Jin and J-Hope were excluded from the Best K-Pop category. All four BLACKPINK members re...
06 Aug, 2025, 12.41 AM IST
Game of Trolls: Why Bella Ramsey, 'The Last of Us', GOT star is facing a wave of online hateBritish actor Bella Ramsey, best known for roles in Game of Thrones and The Last of Us, has become the focus of intense online abuse. Despi...
23 May, 2025, 02.08 PM IST
Medals and mobs: China's 'toxic' sports fans face crackdownChinese authorities are cracking down on 'toxic fandom' after incidents involving sports stars like diver Quan Hongchan and gymnast Zhang B...
04 Sep, 2024, 09.19 AM IST
Oh, for the things we loved to hate: Judwaa songs reveal big truths in politically incorrect funA friend shared a clip from the song 'Tan Tana Tan' from the 1997 film Judwaa, which Tarkovsky never saw. The catchy tune evokes old memori...
22 Jun, 2024, 11.41 PM IST
Gun, 'gori' & gore: Bollywood's resurgence this year came with an unhealthy heaping of misogyny & unapologetic masculinityIndia's Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio produc...
30 Dec, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
'Oshi no Ko' released; Know where to watch, live stream details and moreThe much-anticipated anime, which is based on the manga with the same name is live now - "Oshi no Ko". The renowned Studio Doga Kobo is pro...
16 Apr, 2023, 10.11 AM IST
Sects appeal: Understanding cults and their enduring sinister attraction through 6 podcastsThese six podcasts come at the subject from multiple angles.
09 Apr, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
Dynamics on display at the Heard-Depp trial showed us how being an object of intense fan fascination can be toxicFans are increasingly demanding a return for the precious resource of their attention, their clicks and eyeballs and adulation.
06 Jun, 2022, 07.41 PM IST
Amid controversy, BharatPe’s Ashneer Grover milks new-found fame, taps Gen Z audiencesGrover's audience reflects a troubling culture of admiring brash personalities and a generation that is on the constant lookout for masala ...
17 Feb, 2022, 09.20 AM IST
All black everything: Inky, dark-hued food is culinary world's new bright spotFor the longest time, even a pinch of black in food was reason to get the knives out at the chef.
11 Jul, 2019, 04.06 PM IST