‘Archie is so diverse that it can be adapted in many ways’

Comic book writer Dan Parent talks about the many iterations of ‘Archie’ comics, which he has spent 30 years writing and illustrating Critics might have panned Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies but it has also sent a whole lot of us on a nostalgia trip, hunting for well-thumbed Archie Digest comics …

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Where everyone gets to be an agony aunt

The last few months I have found it hard to read much. Or watch anything. Even my nervy social media addiction has been at an all-time low. What hasn’t flagged is my interest in online advice columns. I used to read advice columns in magazines growing up. My memory of …

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How Leander Paes etched his name in the tennis hall of fame

A week after Leander Paes became the first Indian, and Asian male player to enter the International Tennis Hall of Fame, he speaks to Lounge about his career When Leander Paes started travelling on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tennis tour in 1989, at the age of 15, he …

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Choir groups spread the joy of Christmas through music

Choir groups talk about how they prepare for the festive season and the joy of carolling In December, as the winter chill sets in and trees are decked up, a familiar sound can often be heard: the chorus of carols. It wouldn’t feel like Christmas without choirs singing Silent Night …

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Why India needs fearless batsmen for T20 success

Modern white ball cricket is all about batsmen taking risks. It is high time India unleashed its talented young batsmen for World Cup success The current South Africa tour is vital for India to nail down their selection for the T20 World Cup in June. Last month’s 4-1 drubbing of …

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How Saudi Arabia captured global sports in 2023

In 2023, the Saudis dove further into sports, with greater control over golf, football and much more. They are expected to keep it up in 2024 At the dawn of 2023, the spectre of Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on pro golf—and sports in general—served not only as a moral conundrum …

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Indoor air pollution could impact creativity, study finds

Researchers found that higher levels of pollution led to the students producing solutions with lower creative potential Indoor air quality at offices could negatively impact the creativity of workers, according to a new study. Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) found that undergraduate and postgraduate students produced creative output …

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The other side of California on US Route 395

El Camino Sierra takes you past ancient bristlecone pines and glacial lakes where the weather turns in an instant All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey/ I’d be safe and warm if I was in LA/ California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day… So go the lyrics …

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Of the Indian workforce’s love-hate relationship with AI

Many employees believe their companies will be out of business in under 10 years due to advances in tech, says a report The rapid rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace and its increasing ability to perform tasks that have traditionally required human skills have come as a sudden jolt …

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AI to economics: The best business books of 2023

A list of some of the most interesting books about business and productivity in the year gone by Amy Edmondson’s ‘Right Kind of Wrong’.   Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail Can Teach Us To Thrive, by Amy Edmondson Creating an atmosphere of psychological safety at work may …

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Travel: Going rock hunting in Ladakh

A visit to the Ladakh Rocks and Minerals Museum, and looking for precious stones and crystals amid the precarious boulders of the region Standing unsteadily on a ledge high above the Zanskar river, I tried to tell myself it would be all right. After all the person who had brought …

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