Articles by Rachel Lopez
Do you look good on paper?: Rachel Lopez on the resume of 2022
Start from scratch, beat the bots, pivot to video, and other tips on how to tweak your profile so you stand apart, and above, others with similar skills.

Updated on Jan 22, 2022 05:39 PM IST
We only offer food we’d be willing to eat too, says Sahil Gilani of Gits
Gits was set up in 1963, two decades before the launch of Maggi noodles. Initially, retailers would hear packaged soup and say ‘You mean soap?” Most sales occurred overseas. Today, 65% of sales occur in India, ‘a complete flip from two decades ago’, Gilani says.

Updated on Jan 15, 2022 06:39 PM IST
That’s a mouthful!: A look at the science behind quick meals
Freeze-drying, flash-freezing, irradiation, retort: See what goes into giving food packages a longer life, without compromising on taste and texture.

Updated on Jan 15, 2022 06:29 PM IST
Quite a stir: A look at the 2-Minute revolution, as Maggi turns 40 in India
Maggi turned India into a noodle-slurping nation. We loved the convenience so much, we now buy microwaveable biryani and dhokla pre-mixes, and “just add water” for piping-hot, in-flight upma. See what it took to get the ball rolling, and get a taste of what’s to come.

Updated on Jan 15, 2022 06:04 PM IST
How to be a hero in 2022
It’s possible to be a good guy and not come last, be Mr Right without the righteousness, and be a nice guy even when you’re an action hero. Here are our favourite non-toxic screen characters.

Updated on Jan 01, 2022 02:29 PM IST
How do you stay chic through the party season when all styles are in?
A Wknd guide to prepping for your finest hour when every colour is cool, every style is in, and you’re Covid-negative but body-positive.

Updated on Dec 25, 2021 12:31 PM IST
Behind the scenes: Myth and memory in the Matrix
The trilogy sparked memes, conspiracy theories, in-jokes for its legions of fans. A fourth Matrix film is now in theatres. See how the franchise became the phenomenon.

Updated on Dec 24, 2021 05:26 PM IST
Neo noir: The Matrix trilogy in 10 definitive scenes
If you want to catch up but it feels like three movies too many, there’s good news. Most of the films’ most iconic bits are floating around on YouTube. Use our keywords to find them.

Updated on Dec 24, 2021 04:43 PM IST
Order! Order!: Decluttering tips from around the world
With 2022 around the corner, promising a fresh start, try out decluttering methods from around the world, and see how other cultures manage the mess.

Updated on Dec 18, 2021 05:02 PM IST
Word on the street: Dictionaries make hefty updates for 2021
Some Korean, some Japanese, hashtags and new delicacies are among the latest additions to Merriam-Webster, OED and Collins.

Updated on Dec 04, 2021 02:41 PM IST
Money can’t buy me love: The Beatles at auction
Their music is priceless. But what is their memorabilia worth? It depends on who’s buying, when, and what you consider to be Beatles objects in the first place.

Updated on Dec 03, 2021 08:34 PM IST
A rewrite: The ballad of John and Yoko
Ono didn’t break the Beatles up, but she’s long been cast as the villain in the tale. Half a century on, fans are finally seeing her in a fairer light, and as an artist and musician in her own right.

Updated on Dec 03, 2021 08:14 PM IST
The truth is out there: Inside the world’s largest fact-checkers’ conference
New findings and fears were discussed at the recent Global Fact 8. What will the next battles and frontiers in fake news be? Take a look.

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 02:21 PM IST
It’s a-me, Mario: The world’s favourite video game turns 40
See how Super Mario Bros and its beloved Italian plumber have shaped gaming and pop culture over the decades.

Updated on Nov 20, 2021 12:52 PM IST
Dominating the cheeseboard: Mausam Jotwani Narang
A 35-year-old who set up her fromagerie in 2014 just walked away with a silver rating at the World Cheese Awards. Meet the woman behind Mumbai’s Eleftheria, and her now-world-renowned Norwegian-style brunost.

Updated on Nov 19, 2021 08:06 PM IST
Learn to tell a rerun from a reunion, reboot and recut
It seems like every new movie or TV show on screen these days harks back to an older version. As entertainment moguls mine our memories and turn nostalgia into new material, much gets changed along the way. Here’s how to keep track of it all.

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 09:50 PM IST
An ode to blue: the pigment of our imagination
Blue is rare enough in the natural world. Now, paint makers say they’re running out of raw materials for the synthetic version too. The colour is an integral part of modern life — it’s in our plastics, paintings, public profiles and protests. How did this shade end up infusing our world?

Updated on Nov 14, 2021 02:44 PM IST
This Madras-born chemist invented the first blue pigment in 200 years
It’s a once-in-a-blue-moon find. But Mas Subramanian, at the Oregon State University in the US, says his new find is more than a cosmetic change. It’s a colour that can help fight climate change.

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 09:52 PM IST
See how these blue paints were born, and how they took over the world
Each shade of synthetic blue has a story of its own, telling tales of our own obsession with a colour so rarely found in nature.

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 09:52 PM IST
Missing blue? Here’s a whole show of Indian art dedicated to it
How you see blue reflects how you see life, says Shatadeep Maitra, co-curator of Indian Blue: From Realism to Abstraction, showing at Delhi’s DAG gallery until December 1.

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 09:53 PM IST
Through the ages: How one colour blue us away
From prized hue to a symbol of the resistance, check out the various roles blue has played across the world over the centuries

Updated on Nov 12, 2021 09:54 PM IST
How to make sense of the millennial devotion to Sally Rooney
At 30, her books have sold millions of copies. You can’t escape her on screen either. Do her spare prose, banal intimacies and joyless characters make for epic stories? They don’t. So what has worked?

Updated on Oct 29, 2021 08:39 PM IST
Playing the field: Meet the earth warrior who has won a £1 million global prize
Vidyut Mohan has created a machine that can turn crop waste into biofuel, at a lower cost to the operator and the environment. Could this help with India’s annual post-harvest smog crisis? The 30-year-old is betting, and hoping, that it can.

Updated on Oct 30, 2021 07:26 PM IST
Global flavour: GI foods from around the world
In Russia, a tussle over the term champagne; in Japan, a unique tomato. Check out how other countries make the most of their indigenous produce.

Updated on Oct 16, 2021 04:31 PM IST
I’m not sure that GI has helped Darjeeling tea, says Tea Board chairman
Darjeeling tea was granted India’s first GI, in 2004. But unless you’re selling directly to a customer who already knows your product, a GI tag is of no help, says Prabhat Kamal Bezboruah.

Updated on Oct 16, 2021 03:55 PM IST
Top of the crops: Take a trip around India in 10 GI foods
To celebrate the real flavour of India, sample the foods it is protecting. From Lakadong turmeric in Meghalaya to Gujarat’s Gir Kesar mangoes, from Kashmir saffron to Edayur chillies in Kerala, India’s Geographical Indications tell new stories of culture, community, craft and unique cuisine.

Updated on Oct 16, 2021 03:45 PM IST
Grounded in art: Highlights from the Air India collection
There’s art by Husain, Raza and Ara, ancient sculpture, collectibles, an ashtray designed by Salvador Dali. Sadly, no museum yet. But that could change.

Updated on Oct 08, 2021 08:17 PM IST
The secrets are out: What declassified files have revealed
As India moves to declassify old military records and make them public, take a look at strange events from world history that remained secrets for years, even decades.

Updated on Sep 25, 2021 03:47 PM IST
All the sci-fi fantasy films and shows headed your way
It’s more than magic. Sequels, prequels, animations and brand new adaptations of classic titles are on the books.

Updated on Sep 24, 2021 08:36 PM IST
Foundation course: Your guide to Asimov’s books and backstory
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series casts a long shadow over science fiction. See why, and what connections Hari Seldon to Harry Potter.

Updated on Sep 24, 2021 08:33 PM IST