Every October I tell myself I’ll pick a costume early. Every October I end up scrolling trend lists at 11 p.m. two days before a party. So this year I did the scrolling for you, and I only kept what the data actually says. Quick heads up: some of this year’s picks are wonderfully weird.… Read More »
I saw “Alex Garland” trending this morning and figured it was more Elden Ring news. Nope. It’s bigger than that, at least for me. Zendaya is going to star in Garland’s next sci-fi movie, and A24 is making it. I’ve been a Garland fan since I watched Ex Machina on a laptop with bad headphones… Read More »
If you’ve seen “Banana Ball” climbing your search trends today, here’s why. Tonight the Savannah Bananas reveal where their traveling baseball circus goes in 2027, and a lot of fans are glued to their phones to see if their city made the cut. Yeah, I’ve been following this thing. The schedule reveal is basically its… Read More »
Bill Ritter’s been in the New York news business a long time. He joined WABC-TV Eyewitness News back in June 1998 and took over the 11 p.m. newscast in October 1999. He added the 6 p.m. show in February 2001. Before he made his way to New York, he was a writer at the Los… Read More »
I’ve been burned by GTA dates before, so I didn’t fully believe this one until Rockstar dropped the launch trailer this morning. Launch trailers are the point of no return. Nobody cuts one five weeks out and then slips again. So, here’s what’s actually locked in — and what’s still just a report. When’s the… Read More »
Dussehra morning arrives and the family group chat is already full of the same five forwards you’ve seen before. The card with the glittery bow and arrow. The one that prints “May Lord Rama bless you” in four fonts at once. Nobody reads them anymore. Nobody remembers who sent what. I sat down and wrote… Read More »
So the lights go out right as you’re plating dinner. Of course they do. The fridge goes quiet, the Wi-Fi’s gone, and almost immediately somebody wants to know if the car charger still works. Here’s the good news: nobody expects you to have it all sorted in the first five minutes. What you actually need… Read More »
Woken up before 4 am by the radio? Got a Bengali neighbour? Then you know exactly why. Mahalaya, yaar. Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s voice booming out Mahishasura Mardini from every second balcony, same as it did when our parents were kids. Kids are trying hard to come out of their sleep, eyes shut, mouthing the lines,… Read More »
On Karwa Chauth night, a North Indian house goes quiet in a particular way. The mehndi is dry and glistening, the thali is ready, and someone keeps running to the balcony for a quick look at the sky, even though everyone knows it’s too soon. Then a voice yells from the terrace, “Chaand nikal aaya!”… Read More »