Erin Blakemore/ National Geographic: Vitamin C to fight a cold? Carrots for vision-boosting vitamin A? Fatty fish—and sunlight—for bone-building vitamin D? We all know that vitamins are critical for our health, but how did they get their names and, more important, whe ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: Trying to explain the appeal of Starsky and Hutch to the younger generations, one often falls back on: well, we only had three channels then. With the death of David Soul, aged 80, it’s tempting to repurpose that to explain his popularity, which at times was ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: Escape into unseasonal culture Poor Things Out 12 January, nationwide Want to remove yourself from the stifling worlds of normality, rational behaviour and the patriarchy in general? Here is Yorgos Lanthimos’s toweringly mad Poor Things: an explicitly sexual ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: Something happens to us around the age of five, six or seven, when our sense of ourself contracts, becomes more specific, and we realise that besides being part of a family and a society, there is something in us that belongs to us alone. This for me happened i ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: It is roughly 58 years since Jodie Foster’s first acting role and there are things she won’t put up with on set. She won’t be told how to get into character. She won’t tolerate what she calls “voodoo” directing, that is am-dram, shake-your-body-ou ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: Our great-aunt Malci was our family’s last living link with Vienna. She was my father’s aunt, an eccentric figure on the fringes of our lives, to whom my two brothers, my sister and I would write monthly letters in schoolbook French, the language we barely ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: Born in 1957, TV, radio and club DJ Gary Davies started his career at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, before moving to Radio 1 in 1982. That year, he also became a regular presenter on Top of the Pops. After a Radio 1 reshuffle in 1993, his broadcast career was ...বিস্তারিত
The Guardian: What were you hoping for? A fun experience doing something new – this is my first blind date. And to meet someone I could have a nice time with. First impressions? We got along straight away. Eileen was really easy to talk to and held a great conversation. Wh ...বিস্তারিত
NDTV: Kylie Jenner has numerous titles under her belt. Her sartorial choices, beauty videos, makeup tutorials, and style have made her a youth icon. What made the star strend this season, was her shimmery sequined gown in gold, winning hearts, of course, as she twinned with ...বিস্তারিত
NDTV: Christmas came and went in a jiffy. But not without spreading love, joy, and laughter all around. Just like us, our favourite Bollywood celebrities too delved into the festive fervour. While some attended glittery parties, others spent the day in the arms of their belo ...বিস্তারিত