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A Thanksgiving poem by Shlok Sharma, who is thankful for homework, scrawny nerds and boring Mondays, because each one comes with a funny upside.

November 24, 2011 · 1 min read

As I start writing this new edition of Bolly Volley trying to recall what I liked and disliked about the two major Bollywood films released since the last…

November 23, 2011 · 5 min read

“Our lives are like streams that fall over rocky cliffs before they can reach the ocean” and “then all the struggle and hardship suffered bleeds into a wash…

November 21, 2011 · 3 min read

Dr. Wenyuan Shi's UCLA lab tested a peptide mouthwash (C16G2) that wipes out Streptococcus mutans — the main cause of cavities — while sparing the rest of

November 20, 2011 · 1 min read

The 2011 Penn State abuse scandal left parents asking how predators hide inside trusted institutions — and what to tell their children.

November 18, 2011 · 1 min read

Pearls & Petals, a day spa in Ahmedabad, rides India's Ayurvedic spa wave — rose, turmeric, sandalwood and saffron, the kitchen apothecary turned into ritual.

November 18, 2011 · 1 min read

Lunch decides your afternoon. Six healthy lunch formulas — Indian and global — built on protein, fiber, and vegetables, each ready in 20 minutes or less.

November 18, 2011 · 3 min read

NSW Fair Trading hunted the operators of Yourformal and Yourafterparty after at least 15 Sydney schools lost six-figure sums paid in cash for formals that

November 15, 2011 · 1 min read

Andreas Gursky's Rhein II sold for $4,338,500 at Christie's in November 2011 — the most expensive photograph ever auctioned.

November 14, 2011 · 1 min read

I can see those quizzical eyebrows furrowing, trying to mentally connect the dots between God’s word, poetic texts, and crime-thrillers…So, here you go…

November 13, 2011 · 5 min read

Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child sex-abuse charges in 2011; he was convicted on 45 counts and sentenced to 30-60 years in 2012.

November 6, 2011 · 1 min read

A casual family dinner in the US with Ehsaan Noorani of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy — jingles vs film songs, the Dus days, and advice for young musicians. Video inside.

November 2, 2011 · 2 min read

A reader meets Maneka Gandhi at a People for Animals launch and finds her hour-long talk impressive. A brief 2011 snapshot.

November 1, 2011 · 1 min read

In October 2011, Western governments issued travel advisories for India — and New Delhi pushed back hard. Why S.M. Krishna called the language disproportionate.

October 24, 2011 · 1 min read

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922-2011), the Bharat Ratna vocalist of the Kirana gharana, ran away at 11 to find his guru. A tribute to his life and music.

October 23, 2011 · 1 min read

Curcumin, turmeric's active compound, matched ibuprofen for knee osteoarthritis pain in some trials. What the research really says — plus the dose and

October 21, 2011 · 2 min read

A 2011 guest column on cyber-revenge: when anger meets the internet, the whole world becomes your audience — and the author offers her calming mantras.

October 19, 2011 · 4 min read

Ah, Diwali is less than a week away! It always brings back memories of the days when it was okay to burst a loud “chocolate bomb” just about anywhere. Words…

October 19, 2011 · 5 min read

From authority to irony and back: the long, strange fashion cycle of the mustache — why it fell out of style in the 1990s and how it crept back.

October 13, 2011 · 1 min read

I went to the doctor because I had a fever, I made a mistake and punched Justin Beiber

October 12, 2011 · 1 min read