Sunday Exhale: Delhi Queer Pride, Tamasha, Harsha Bhogle, and More

Kick start your Sunday with some of The Quint’s finest stories from the week gone by.

Ditch the paper, keep the chai, and savor some of our best work from this week. (Photo: iStockphotos)

It’s Sunday. Relax. Exhale. Luxuriate in the winter sun and soak in some of The Quint’s best work through the week.

Oh Chennai, Cry No More: Man Sings in Tamil To Make City Smile

Chennai is already hungry, thirsty, stranded and wet. But amid her cries of help, The Quint brings you a different voice – this one’s a song written by a Chennai resident. He’s urging the city to stop crying and to smile once again.

How the F*** Do You Swear and Get Away With It?

We get it, swearing is cathartic and makes you feel better. But you’ve got to learn how to get away with it. (Photo: The Quint/Lijumol Joseph)

“Having been an ardent fan of the f-word, I’ve often found it difficult to censor myself in front of an audience that is not quite – er – used to it. Think Uber cab late at night. Or grandmothers’ reunions at second cousin’s bar mitzvah. Or disapproving parents after you got off the phone.”

Urmi Bhattacheryya tackles the national double standard when it comes to swearing.

QRant: Intolerance Isn’t a Political Problem... It’s Us

Faces blackened with ink, #AwardWapasi, #BeefPolitics, outrage over Aamir Khan’s statements...this has been an emotionally exhausting year. With the cries of ‘intolerance’ ringing loudly in the country, Aakash Joshi gives us some straight talk when he says the problem isn’t the government or the Parliament. It’s us.

Why I Think Deepika-Ranbir’s Tamasha is a Highly Sexist Film

Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha has all the scope for Ranbir to develop – and none for Deepika.

This Imtiaz Ali fan feels that he bestows all complexity on Ranbir’s character and none on Deepika’s.

Harsha Bhogle Praises Virat Kohli, Ashwin But Slams the Pitches

Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle previews the fourth and final Test of the ongoing India-South Africa series.

Not without ragging on our reporter a bit though. Watch video to know more.

Why ‘Munnu’ is the Most Haunting Comic on Kashmir You Will Read

26-year-old author Malik Sajad has beautifully portrayed in his novel the everyday life of a Kashmiri, sans frills and fancies. (Photo Courtesy: maliksajad.com)

One of the most honest accounts on Kashmir to have come out from the place, Munnu is not your usual, run-of-the-mill comic about Kashmir.

It is the story of a young boy growing up in turbulent times and his coming of age. Sajad has marvellously showed Kashmiris as humanoids of the Hangul deer – the official state animal of Kashmir – to say how both are now endangered species.

Click here to read the full story.

Pamela Anderson Covers the Last Nude Issue of Playboy

Pamela Anderson on the cover of Playboy.

Pamela Anderson features on the cover of the latest and final nude edition of Playboy and she looks as hot as ever. The 48-year-old celebrity has featured nude 14 times on Playboy previously, the first of which was as a cover girl at the age of 22 for the magazine’s October 1989 issue.

Should You Wear a Bra at Night or Not?

You don’t want to go down the sagsville road but love your comfort too much. What do you do? (Photo: iStockphotos)

There are so many voices around the notion of sleeping in a bra – some like me, will recoil at the idea, others can’t unstrap for the fear of sagging, so what should a girl do?

There is no out and out verdict anywhere which says that you should or shouldn’t wear a bra to sleep, so the best thing is to decide for yourself after reviewing all the facts.

Movie Review: Q Dekhein Angry Indian Goddesses?

Making weekend movie plans? Read R J Stutee’s review first!

Better Proud, Than Prejudiced: The Delhi Queer Pride 2015

The Quint was at the eighth Delhi Queer Pride which was organised on 29 November 2015. Hundreds of people marched from Barakhamaba Road to Jantar Mantar, dancing to heady drum beats, and raising slogans for an inclusive society, and a better world.