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Poems for the Great Blonde Leader

Bring back our Donnie to the White House.

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Nats and the Coldplay concert

“Whateves, dude, I’m gonna bounce, I’m off to prepare for a Coldplay watch party tonight! I’m hosting”

26.01.2025 10

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Lobo Lobo stares at his wife

Lobo Lobo stares at his wife

‘That’s not fair… he makes others slog while he parties.” Why are they picking on you?”

19.01.2025 10

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Trump Towers and Sound of Mu-sikh

The trend is relatively new here—we have Singham Returns and re-returns—this is different from SRK and Bhai re-returning as themselves in all the...

12.01.2025 10

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2024. Five things, five trends.

AI for commerce, sure… but for creativity—I’m AI— Angry and Incensed. In 2024 all the chat was about ChatGPT. Will we sink further into fake-hood?...

05.01.2025 10

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Goodbye Shyam Babu

Shyam Benegal heralded the Parallel Cinema movement, also called Art Cinema or the New Wave in the early 70s. Illustration/Uday Mohite I knew Shyam...

29.12.2024 30

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The GOAT in the room

And it is painful, to see a saviour, a hero, the man who always stood on that burning deck, flailing badly. Illustration/Uday Mohite Dear Virat…...

22.12.2024 6

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Nats and Brain Rot

“Hmmm… too toxic, bruh… couldn’t breathe… I needed to get out of there…. needed a break,” she said not looking up, as she scrolled up...

15.12.2024 6

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PushPirate Mr Cool

“I have made de first blockbuster spectacle of my new career, it is called PushPirate Mr Cool… got it, PushPirate Mr Cool.” Illustration/Uday...

08.12.2024 5

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Boom with a view

After all, you represent the new India, an icon—so, just wanted to chat about a couple of things.  Illustration/Uday Mohite Dear Jasprit...

01.12.2024 20

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Lobo Lobo Dosanjh

“So why you so upset, Lobo Lobo… Gujarat is a dry state… surely, they would have objections.” Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo came over, with a...

24.11.2024 3

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Do you have an item number?

“Film bana lo,” Anurag Kashyap told me at one of our earlier shows, back in 2005. Bugs persisted for 20 years. By now, he would have even made two...

17.11.2024 3

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He was the world

When Quincy was young, he almost chose a life of crime, thinking that gangsters made money--better sense and a trumpet in his hand prevailed and he...

10.11.2024 2

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Instant dharma

“Nope doesn’t work… Dharma has a certain ring to it, Adar-ma doesn’t.” Illustration/Uday Mohite And so Adar Poonawalla signed on the dotted line—...

27.10.2024 5

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Lobo Lobo and Karwa Chauth

“See men, let me tell wot wot happened, today as you know is dat festival—Kadwa Chautha.” Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo came over dressed...

20.10.2024 2

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Living next door to Ratan

Typical that a man, who represented a bygone era, should have such a long forgotten musical tradition to bid him goodbye. Illustration/Uday Mohite...

13.10.2024 30

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Dame Maggie Smith, RIP

She could be rich, she could be regal, she could be royal. Illustration/Uday Mohite I will always be grateful to the Harry Potter series, Downton...

06.10.2024 20

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Lobo Lobo and Coldplay tickets

“So if you’re not fond of the band, or their music, then why attempt to buy tickets?” Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo came over looking...

29.09.2024 3

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Lobo Lobo’s biopic

“It’s a long story, tell you later, let’s fust take de matter at hand.” Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo came over dressed in gaudy floral-...

15.09.2024 20

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Silver and gold

“And on the screen splashes the film title—Nadeem Neeraj?” (Ramesh Sippy nodded). Illustration/Uday Mohite Several Indian film directors were...

18.08.2024 3

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Lobo Lobo shoots

“Arrey men I pay dat PubG na whacyiucall… bang bang bang, I shoot all dose soldiers on de screen.” Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo came over,...

11.08.2024 2

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Dear Anshu-maan

And you played tough, giving back as good as you got Illustration/Uday Mohite Dear Anshu-maan (that’s what the West Indians called you). I first...

04.08.2024 2

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Don vs Joe

“Are you leaving because I screwed you in the presidential debate or are you scared I’ll decimate you in the elections?” Illustration/Uday Mohite A...

28.07.2024 6

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