It has been a long and eventful ride for Harry Potter. For the millions of fans, who grew up with him and spent the formative part of their lives reading about him, the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, the final cinematic installment of the saga that began 10 years ago was an experience akin to watching their childhood come to an end.

How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb? That’s not funny. How many men does it take to tile a bathroom? Two. If you slice them very thinly. Well, that’s how Nivedita Menon, author and professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) started with jokes when asked if we live in post-feminist times and if feminism is dead.

After all the Munnis, Sheilas and Jalebis, it seems the boys too have been bitten by the item bug. If Aamir Khan is doing an Elvis Presley for the recently released Delhi Belly, Ranbir Kapoor’s Tain tain phish for Chillar Party is climbing the chartbuster list. Shah Rukh Khan too did a dance number in Always Kabhi Kabhi whereas Salman has forever been doing item songs. Is it time for item boys to rock Bollywood?

The recent rave party bust in Khalapur had actor Farhan Akhtar tweeting and he got so frank that he ended up revealing, “Been to many raves growing up. Even when below 25. They were fantastic!

Low-hanging trousers are hitting new lows. We’ve seen people wearing their pants so low that their innerwear is in full view. But how low is too low?

We may forget important dates, historical events, centenaries etc. but Google never forgets anything. And now, Google has evolved its own calendar, reminding people all around the world about holidays and other special days that are worth remembering, in the form of Google Doodles. Millions of people all over the world recently enjoyed the commemoration of Les Paul, the great guitar man and recording pioneer by strumming and recording while sitting or lying lazily on a couch, courtesy a doodle modelled as guitar.

For 70-year-old novelist Dr Kusum Ansal, writing is like a prayer, a way of life that flows towards finding a harmonious identity of her own real being, and to reach fulfilment. In 1941, born to an affluent family in Aligarh, Kusum was brought up in a sprawling haveli where Ismat Chughtai was a regular visitor. But it was a cruel twist of

Sir Vidia has cocked a snook at women writers by labelling their works “feminine tosh” and claims their writing reflects “a narrow vision of the world”. He believes a woman is not a complete master of a house and that comes across in her writing too.

In this day and age when relationships are fragile, bickering and taunting aren’t just expressions of differences and anger but can lead to fatal outcomes.

Luv Ranjan, director of Pyaar Ka Punchnama, was asked to delete “Screw her” from the film but Censor Board has no objections with Delhi Belly’s catchy number where the clincher is DK Bose. Does this mean, if one plays smart one can get away with almost anything? We asked the city’s bright sparks about their rendezvous with smartness and got an assorted mix of experiences.