All Strange Things About India and world
Pop culture is like a disturbing science fiction movie this week. Young people are intentionally styling themselves as nightmarish quasi-humans, having their eyes burned at weird parties in Hong Kong,…
Lots of people are rightly mad at Netflix for cracking down on password sharing or still nursing a grudge over GLOW getting canceled, but lest they think nothing they do…
Back in my day, TV shows had the decency to return from hiatus every September, like clockwork. In the streaming arena, that clock is broken. Shows return whenever they feel…
Netflix has announced just two Indian originals for August 2022, but there are at least three more Netflix originals in the new month that feature people of Indian origin. Let’s…
Cultural critics have spent a lot of time waxing poetical about how the streaming era—and Netflix in particular—devalues creative works buy turning them into mere “content” plopped thoughtlessly into a…
Screenshot: The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window/Netflix While it might be a bit rich of Netflix to launch a new comedy series…
Netflix has announced three original titles from India for November so far. Neerja director Ram Madhvani returns with Dhamaka on November 19. Dhamaka is a remake of a South Korean…
Screenshot: Cowboy Bebop/Netflix Say what you will about Netflix (and there’s a lot to say, especially this week), you have to give the streamer credit: They may be $18.5 billion…
Screenshot: Kate/Netflix There was a time when you could count the big, blockbuster action films starring women on one hand. In a stunning reflection of how things are changing in…
Sure, your phone or tablet has the hardware for complex gaming experiences—but the real sweet spot of mobile gaming is mindless, play-for-a-minute experiences. The sort of thing you gravitate toward…