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Ironically, contraception is a “very unsexy part of science,” says Alice Pelton, founder of The Lowdown, a review platform for contraception that’s run by women, for women. The field of women’s reproductive health is “badly underserved,”…

A few weeks ago, we asked you to share your thoughts on whether companies in Malaysia should provide menstrual benefits to their employees.  Some of the menstrual benefits include providing:  Menstrual leaves (specifically for menstrual…

Recently, we featured a homegrown cake brand by the name of 3 Celsius Creations. The hook? Its cakes are presented in tin cans that resemble tuna cans. We were immediately intrigued when we first came across the business, and thus explored…

The whole idea of this column is that investment advice without skin in the game is not worth the paper it’s written on (unless the pages are pink, naturally). If this requires a level of disclosure my mum and divorce lawyers are not…

Express News Service Fear and power are two common elements that dominate any belief system. And these ultimately fuel years of traditional practices including the regressive ones. ZEE5’s latest web series Ayali relies…

The interview below has been edited for length and clarity. Interview highlights On writing about the human experience, even the hard parts Out of Darkness, like many works of literature, engages with all kinds of aspects of human…

It's been more than two decades since Conker's Bad Fur Day introduced a foul-mouthed and violent squirrel to the N64, and if you've been patiently waiting for Rare's iconic scamp to make a grand return, then good news!…

Express News Service There once was a time when Tamil cinema used rape as a plot device to show its heroes as courageous people who save the “honour” of their women. We have also our comedians flippantly use rape for…

And… PARTY ON, DUDES! Following on from this weekend’s leak, developer Firaxis has officially announced the Civilization VI Leader Pass, which will see the coming months roll out a who’s who of famed leaders, dictators, and…

Express News Service The release of Gandhada Gudi, Puneeth Rajkumar’s last film, is just around the corner. Puneeth and director Amoghavarsha JS, a filmmaker-cum-wildlife photographer, are set to explore Karnataka’s…