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So, remember last spring, when we all predicted there would be a “hot vax summer” – a post-pandemic boom of lovemaking and casual sex? According to a study released by Match.com ahead of its 11th annual Singles in America survey, that… never happened.  The study – which is taken from …

Under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the right-wing government of Narendra Modi, India has sought to recall and glorify the ancient Hindu cultural narrative at the expense of hundreds of years of history.  This policy, often referred to as ‘saffronisation’ (a reference to the spiritual use …

If you’re a transsexual or a non-binary bore, then it’s a fate far worse than death and being resurrected as a zombie. It’s way worse than Dracula sinking his fangs in your neck. It’ll hurt far more than a werewolf tearing you to shreds.  And that’s the mortal pain of… …

Speaking to gathered experts and journalists in Sochi on Thursday, the president expressed his opinion that the fight against racism and discrimination has turned on its head. “The fight against racism is a necessary and noble cause, but in the modern ‘cancel culture’ it turns into reverse discrimination, reverse racism” …

Weiss famously “self-canceled” in July 2020, resigning from the New York Times in protest over the sacking of an opinion editor at the behest of a Twitter mob. She has since set up shop on Substack and reinvested the proceeds into hiring a group of colleagues.  Appearing on Stelter’s ‘Reliable …

I am not offended by the comedian Dave Chappelle, not even a tiny little bit. I reckon he’s just about the funniest man in the world.  Chappelle is a black guy. I’m a white bloke and, if the woke mob actually listened to what he says instead of squealing and …

“It’s so far out of hand now that I can promise you that no one is safe — not one of you, not anyone out that door,” Depp told reporters on Wednesday at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where he was to receive a lifetime-achievement award. “No one is safe, …

Can you imagine a life where you have breakfast at Harrods every morning, then go for an afternoon shopping spree at Knightsbridge, look picture-perfect on a Wednesday at noon, wear designer brands, stay in five-star hotels, fly first class, and don’t have to work nine to five?  So-called influencers, who …

It is always necessary and valuable to ask what problem is being solved when confronted with a new technology or innovation. Facebook’s ‘Ray-Ban Stories’ smart sunglasses – which can take photos, record video, answer phone calls, and play podcasts – need such interrogation. According to Andrew Bosworth, head of Facebook …

“It is a dark time indeed to be a Hindu, a patriotic Indian, or an adherent to the truism of Hindu faith, history, and philosophical enquiry,” Saurav Dutt, Indian-born political analyst and author, says, commenting on the conference, scheduled for September 10-12. The three-day ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ conference lists departments …