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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Deblina Chakrabarty
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Troublesome threesome

The problem lies with the French language; it manages to make everything sound sexy. For instance “voulez-vous du beurre” just sounds more intimate than “do you want some butter?”
August 2, 2008

Casual(ty) sex anyone?

As far as I have seen the only truly casual ‘casual sex’ happens in British pubs, where it’s perfectly normal (and even preferred) to pick someone up for a night of pleasures.
July 19, 2008

Life for lust

I want to go and see this Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na movie. Not because hero has these sweet droopy eyes and doesn’t totally look like a shallow beefcake.
July 5, 2008

The ATKT of love

Anyone who has studied (or rather done everything but study) in Mumbai for their undergrad is familiar with ATKT, re-exams for those who had failed specific subjects.
June 22, 2008

Hooks & lines

W hen I wrote about the commitmentphobic man last fortnight, I had braced myself for some feedback.
June 8, 2008

The newest virus in town

Man Town has a deadly new virus doing the rounds and it’s afflicting all kinds.
May 25, 2008

I wanna marry a movie!

Another idol turned out to have feet of clay. Another relationship bit the dust. And another smart single girl in another big bustling city let out a wail of frustration.
May 11, 2008

First class, always!

Girls were passengers waiting on the giant platform of life waiting for the right train (aka man). The trouble is that the trains don’t have a fixed schedule
April 27, 2008

The Yin Yin Formula

One of the best email forwards I have ever received lists out popular aphorisms and a perfectly equal and opposite counterpart for each of them.
April 13, 2008

Different strokes

Aah the male ego! The proverbial pink elephant in the room that every woman must learn to tend to without ever acknowledging its ridiculousness.
March 30, 2008

Where have all the strangers gone?

Dating in Mumbai is like checking your wardrobe before an evening out. Both are full of options in theory and woefully inadequate in reality.
March 16, 2008

Rise of the Flingletons

Someone is predicting a new trend every nanosecond. White is the new black. Gossip Girl is the new OC. Mobile is the new TV.
February 17, 2008

The city and the single girl

After much coaxing and cajoling by my friend recently, I finally went to a hot new bar in Colaba for the first time last Saturday night.
February 3, 2008
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