Companionship

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There was once a stigma attached to online dating: Less than a decade ago, many couples who had met online…

Can humans and other animals ever really be companions? Our dogs don’t understand where their food comes from, or why we take them to the vet. Our cats don’t know where we go during the day (and vice versa). We have no idea what it would be…

A still from ‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’  In the first few lines of her International Booker Prize-winning novel, Tomb of Sand, Geetanjali Shree writes, “Once you’ve got women and a border, a story can write itself.” A…

Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections is a new collection of images from artist and writer Shaun…

Industry leader Ratan Tata on August 16 announced an undisclosed investment into startup Goodfellows which offers companionship to senior citizens as a service.The octogenarian industrialist has been an active backer of startups ever since…

777 Charlie review: The Rakshit Shetty-starrer showcases an unusual bond between a man and his dog and takes us on a journey of growth and love with them. When you walk out of debutant director Kiranraj’s 777 Charlie, it feels like you’ve…

By Phil Galewitz Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping. So she was thrilled last summer when her Medicare Advantage…