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Looking for a Dislike button. Dear content creators who flew to LA to be on The Tribe, What were you thinking? You bicker, you waste time over who gets which room, you crib about not having followers, you admit that you only post once a week. And the show ends with you flaking out on the project. What a terrible way to represent the hard work of your fraternity!

Shipping this collab. Look who bumped into each other at the India Film Project in Mumbai: Naseeruddin Shah and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. What might they have chatted about? Did Robin from the Dark Knight movies talk terrorism with the ordinary man from A Wednesday? Did Arthur from Inception get tips on how to twist reality from the ghost in Chamatkar? Maybe Tom in (500) Days of Summer had a heart-to-heart with Father Braganza in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. Ooh!

Unhappy adults. McDonald’s in Spain has released a Happy Meal for grown-ups. No naughty stuff, just figurines from Friends – Ross, Rachel and the gang. Here’s something we know will never come to India. But if we’re talking ideas, could we also get the cheese sticks, poutine and some pineapple pie? Yes, we’ll supersize that.

Getting off the train. Platform 2 seems like it’s stuck on the rails. It’s doesn’t build on any new ideas from its 2019 predecessor, Platform 1. It seems unconcerned with its own message, and all the shock value is missing. There’s gore, lots of it. But (and we can’t believe we’re saying this) it leaves us wanting, waiting for something to happen. Is it just the show or have we reached a point where nothing shocks us, anymore?

Asking for scarier dystopias. Why does the new YA series, Uglies, seem familiar? Could it be because it’s a mishmash of so many shows that came before? It’s set in a world where everyone gets cosmetic surgery at age 16 to become pretty. They believe, daftly, that if people are their best selves, conflict is wiped out. It’s got Hunger Games/Divergent/Percy Jackson vibes. But the worldbuilding feels incomplete and bland. And Joey King is one of the “Uglies”? Pretty farfetched.

Downsizing happily. Because, this edition of the NH7 Weekender is going to be smaller. It’s not like Lollapalooza, which means there are fewer crowds, none of the rich show-offs, none of the FOMO crowd. There’s less scope of scalping. And, we’re hoping, actual music fans we can sing along with. Here’s to an experience that stays true to the music, weeding out the riff-raff.

Considering a proposal. Netflix is working on a Pride and Prejudice show. We don’t know who’s in it yet, but we’re hoping they’ve learnt from their 2022 Persuasion movie. Breaking the fourth wall, smart-ass comebacks – no one wants that. It’ll be hard to live up to the 2005 movie. Good luck finding someone hotter than Matthew Macfadyen to play Mr Darcy.

Rejecting tradition. A new trend among single wedding guests? Theatrically getting out of the way when the bride tosses the bouquet. Instead, the women face the camera sipping cocktails, indicating that they’d rather have a good time than get hitched. Remember when guys used to make fun of their bros when their girlfriends caught the bouquet? They’re all watching, confused as the flowers hit the floor. Cue drama!

Revising history, again. A 22-year genetic study by Spanish scientists found that Christopher Columbus (that guy who reached America in 1492) was probably born in western Europe, and may not be an Italian from Genoa. It also claims that he may have concealed his Jewish identity, or converted to Catholicism, to escape persecution. This changes how we see the making of the US. Watch for haters from both faiths.

Getting loonier. An asteroid as large as a bus entered Earth’s gravitational pull recently. Looks like those who wanted a second moon finally got one. What does it mean for us, though? Werewolves twice a month? More witches, right in time for Halloween? Edward Cullen fantasies? Owl takeovers? Can’t wait for all the crazy.

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