Rachel Lopez is a a writer and editor with the Hindustan Times. She has worked with the Times Group, Time Out and Vogue and has a special interest in city history, culture, etymology and internet and society.
Articles by Rachel Lopez
Cover Story: Dress Up Your Diwali
This Diwali, it’s not about going heavy. No long dupattas or yards of fabric. The big trend is to go minimalistic. Three designers tell you what to wear, how to wear it and what to stay away from this festive season
Updated on Oct 27, 2012 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Breakfast of Champions: Books that go bump in the night
Thought the movie was gory? The book American Psycho is much, much worse. The remorseless Patrick Bateman rapes, kills and then shows up to work on Wall Street.
Updated on Oct 20, 2012 04:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Buy me somethin’ pretty
Really, you don’t have to wait for inflation, fuel hikes and a bearish stock market to start looking at your bank balance as an endangered species.
Updated on Oct 13, 2012 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Fifty shades of me
When it comes to makeup, it’s possible to do more with less – you just have to know how to bend the rules, and where to draw the line. Rachel Lopez writes...
Updated on Oct 06, 2012 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Personal Agenda: Sidhartha Mallya, Businessman
You've seen many public sides to Siddarth Mallya, but here's getting up, close and personal with the debonair businessman and one of India's most eligible bachelors.
Updated on Oct 06, 2012 03:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
The funnest books for word nerds
Ex Libris – Anne Fadiman Fadiman’s ode to the written word comes without cliché and the cloying associations of font, binding and library smells. There’s wit, anecdote and awesome turns of phrase
Updated on Sep 29, 2012 03:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Brunch Dialogues: That was well said
The second edition of Brunch Dialogues – Conversations With Indian Cinema set the tone for a night of Bollywood discussion that went beyond filmi gossip. It entertained, engaged and made headlines!
Updated on Sep 22, 2012 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez, Parul Khanna Tewari
Cover Story: The Shining
Their powers of memory will boggle your mind. They’ve calculated more digits than you can count. They can strategise their way out of every puzzle grid and they know the answer to almost every question. Many of India’s brightest people might just be in your own city.
Updated on Aug 04, 2012 05:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
I’ll have the salmon
The simplest trick to hide your dark circles, yes, Miss Raccoon Eyes, even yours, is not rocket science, writes Rachel Lopez.
Updated on Jul 21, 2012 06:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
The Great Indian Cover-up
Make up will cover up your flaws, brighten up your look, give you something to think about and something your friends can be jealous about. But only if you let it, says Rachel Lopez.
Updated on May 14, 2012 12:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Back for seconds
The next time you visit Bangkok, make time for pleasures of the culinary kind by Rachel Lopez
Published on May 07, 2012 05:13 PM IST
Rachel Lopez, Bangkok
Thailand: Back For Seconds
The next time you visit Bangkok, make time for pleasures of the culinary kind.
Updated on May 05, 2012 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
Paedophile serial killers
Even though child abuse in rampant, families are wilfully turning a blind eye. The Indian child remains the silent sufferer.
Updated on Jan 07, 2007 02:19 AM IST
None | Neha Mehta, Rukhmini Punoose and Rachel Lopez, New Delhi And Mumbai
Car drop, hotel rooms to ensure one for the road
While most party tickets have printed requests that patrons arrange for drivers for the evening, hotels like the ITC Grand Central at Parel are offering rooms at discounted rates, reports Rachel Lopez.
Published on Dec 29, 2006 04:37 AM IST
None | Rachel Lopez, Mumbai
Pondicherry sans Auroville
Skipping a visit to the celebrated commune outside the city was high on this lotus-eater's agenda, writes Rachel Lopez.
Updated on Sep 02, 2006 02:50 AM IST
None | URBAN GYPSY | Rachel Lopez
Who?s the bottle bombshell?
Cold drink ads have the hottest stars this summer. Which one has more fizz? Rachel Lopez finds out.
Published on Apr 21, 2006 02:57 AM IST
None | Rachel Lopez
Controversy spurs Da Vinci sales
The buzz around the ?Jesus conspiracy? in Dan Brown's controversial book, The Da Vinci Code, boosts its sales in Mumbai.
Updated on Apr 14, 2006 01:11 PM IST
None | Rachel Lopez, Mumbai
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