Snehashis Panda

I’ve never been the kind to be spooked out by over the top horror movies. Garish representation of monsters and murderous clowns simply makes me chuckle at their behaviour. The real, unsettling kind is where things are left unsaid and the shadows flit between normal people. The kind which makes me sleep with my head […]

All that talk about Calvin and Hobbes played onto my head, guys. I even ended up splurging on a Joe Sacco creation as well and eagerly await its arrival. Won’t tell you which one yet, though. I even read Batman: Year One a couple of months ago and have been eager to add to the […]

I fall sick a lot. Like a lot. I’ve often quoted that 1/3rd of my year goes about in sickness. Seems like an exaggeration but it feels like that. For someone with terrible immunity like mine, a global pandemic is enough reason to be worried. I mean I’ve stepped out thrice since March 2020, of […]

I’ve been testing out Copy.ai for some work-related stuff these days. I know one shouldn’t be surprised with anything these days but GPT-3 is a real marvel. Marketing folks reading this should totally check out the tool, be wowed, and also wonder about the fact whether their careers have been potentially halved. I had the […]

In the mid-noughties, back when attention spans were legit and one actually read the newspaper in its physical form, I had a particular route map. Front Page, Sports Pages, Local, International, Op-eds followed by the Bombay/Calcutta Times. No, I wasn’t ogling at socialites or actors on the front page but headed straight to page 2 […]

I haven’t gotten around watching The Shape of Water or the King Kong movie. Is the classic woman-meets-monster-they-fall-in-love plot finally done to the death? Maybe it isn’t till there’s a Shah Rukh Khan movie that employs it and fails miserably. Only then will they proclaim is its solemn death. Hey, this is not a potshot […]

I have a seemingly love-hate relationship with travel. I’m not sure how that works but that’s how it is. The allure of places unexplored versus the comfort of being a homebody. Maybe it’s just the prospect of trying out new cuisines and food but let that not diminish my jet-setting persona in your eyes. I […]

As a kid, I loved telling people around me about my unique superpower. It seems I was blessed with the supreme power to never trip with open shoelaces. Hundreds of people have been good samaritans over the years, pointing out my perenially askew shoelaces. I’ve always reassured them that it’s all good. I really have […]

So it’s kinda funny but I know a lot of random facts about Sweden. No, I haven’t been there by any stretch nor do I have any penpals(I do wish both of those were a reality though). Most of this accumulation of knowledge can be credited to the Swedish Embassy in India who were nice […]

Stand-up comedy doesn’t get documented much beyond the art form itself. Just like most emerging trends that are becoming dominant, we’re slowly heading to that point where it should be. A BTS of a popular comedian’s tour (in an Amazon Prime-esque way), a primer to getting into the comedy scene, or a detailed run-down of […]