Bolly Volley: Highway Takes Too Many Detours
Bolly Volley Vol. 15: Imtiaz Ali's Highway has great moments and scenery but too many subplots — plus previews of Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Queen, Gulaab Gang.
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Bolly Volley Vol. 15: Imtiaz Ali's Highway has great moments and scenery but too many subplots — plus previews of Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Queen, Gulaab Gang.

Gianni Cristini, 10, has heard voices since age 4 and threatened suicide. His mother Jennifer went public so families of mentally ill children feel less alone.

Tennessee couple Randall and Mary Vaughn were charged with murdering 5-year-old Alexa Linboom by forcing her to drink 2.4 liters of liquid as punishment.

In February 2014, the Bandits of Robin Hood coaster at Adlabs Imagica tilted mid-ride, injuring a mother and daughter — raising hard questions about

In February 2014, Badrinath chief priest Keshavan Namboodiri was arrested by Delhi Police over an alleged molestation of a pregnant woman in a Delhi hotel.
ThinkGlobal Arts Foundation's 2014 family theatre production 'Around the World in 8 Folk Tales' brought folk stories from eight countries to Naperville.

Sreepathy's Retro Reel recommends The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — William Wellman's stark western about mob justice and Henry Fonda's man-in-the-minority.

A January 2014 guest op-ed on Arvind Kejriwal and AAP's 49-day Delhi government — the dharna, the intention-method-effect argument, and what followed.

Sunanda Pushkar died in January 2014 amid a public marriage crisis. A reflection on what was known then — and what the case became.

In 2014, the app FIXED launched in San Francisco, contesting parking tickets for users — you paid 25% of the fine only if it won.

School of Rock Naperville's 'Old Skool' program had parents and kids rocking out together — a look back at the 2013 feature.

In November 2013, a woman was brutally attacked inside a Bangalore ATM at 7:30 AM — caught on CCTV. The footage sparked a national debate on safety.

In November 2013, Parivaar founder Vinayak Lohani visited Chicago — the story of the IIT/IIM graduate who became a father to hundreds of street children.

In October 2013, Saudi women defied the driving ban by filming themselves behind the wheel — joined by a viral Bob Marley parody. The ban fell in 2018.

In 2013, the University of Chicago announced a 17,000-square-foot academic center in Delhi's Connaught Place. It opened the following year.

Bad breath is a social taboo nobody points out — but it's often easy to fix: hydration, tongue cleaning, flossing, and a dentist visit.

How Hindu women celebrate Karva Chauth: the dawn-to-moonrise fast, the rituals, and the colorful state-by-state variations across India.

The 'Chai, Chat with Books' club reviews Gone Girl: Gillian Flynn's devilish thriller of a marriage gone bad, deceit, and two narrators you can't trust.

During the 2013 US government shutdown, Lake Mead leaseholders — including an 80-year-old and his 77-year-old wife — were forced out of their homes on

Part 3 of a three-part interview with Amish Tripathi: the Upanishads, his favorite books, why Shiva, and the future after the Shiva trilogy.