American Presidents
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Bob Woodward and NYT op-ed reiterate what many mental health experts have said: Trump is dangerous
Eighteen months ago, a group published ‘The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President’.
Bandy X Lee, The Conversation
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Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ is not the only book to explore the US presidency. Here are others
Historians, commentators and thinkers have written many books on how the US presidency works. None of them applies to the incumbent, Donald Trump.
Peter Finn, The Conversation & Robert Ledger, The Conversation
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Donald Trump and Barack Obama are more alike than you might imagine
They have different speaking styles, but an analysis of their speeches shows a surprising commonality.
Ronald R Krebs, The Conversation & Robert Ralston, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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Watch: Why Trump typed ‘Covfefe’, according to Trevor Noah. You want to see this
‘This is the supreme leader’s new strategy. He didn’t fall asleep while tweeting, he humiliated his enemies.’
Scroll Staff
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Watch: John Oliver on a week full of profound absurdity, especially Trump’s ‘stupid Watergate’
Even a comedian finds it hard to keep pace with the sheer volume of scandals from Trumpland.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Trump seals $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia with awkward dance
In Riyadh, male members of the White House staff performed the traditional Ardha sword dance. And why not?
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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You have to watch Stephen Colbert roasting Trump for leaking classified information to Russia
His rather thinly-veiled reference: ‘Idiot in the Oval’.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Comic artist roasts Trump after he claimed inventing a phrase used since the 1930s
Has the US President even heard of Keynesian economics?
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Finally, this documentary has everything you wanted to know about Trump’s first 100 days
It’s not about Trump but about the people his actions have affected.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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‘I would do it again’: Watch Stephen Colbert respond to backlash over (crude) Trump joke
#FireColbert might have been trending on twitter, but the talk show host was unapologetic.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: It took a comedian of Indian origin named Hassan Minhaj to show the US President his place
‘I would say it’s an honour to be here, but that would be an alternative fact.’
Scroll Staff
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Watch: ‘The Simpsons’ takes on Trump’s 100 days with a hilarious spoof (and so do others)
‘It’s 100 days in Trump time. For us, it’s 15 years.’
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game