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Manisha Koirala Opens Up About Toxic Relationships: "I've Only Fallen for the Wrong Men"

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Actor Manisha Koirala, currently enjoying the success of her role in the Netflix series “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar,” has candidly discussed her personal struggles with toxic relationships. In the series, created and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Manisha plays Malikajaan, a character known for bringing toxicity into every relationship. However, in real life, Manisha has often found herself on the receiving end of such relationships. Manisha Koirala on her toxic relationships  Reflecting on Past Romances In a recent interview with Filmfare, Manisha revealed a recurring pattern in her love life. “I have scrutinized why I have only fallen for the wrong men. I used to wonder why am I doing this again and again, or if there’s something wrong with me to be getting attracted to the most troubled person in the room,” she shared. Recognizing the need for self-work, Manisha has chosen to remain single for the past five to six years to focus on her personal growth. The Ideal Partner ...

Netflix Has Finally Hit a Wall. Where Does it Go From Here?

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  The company has resisted making major changes for the past year despite slowing growth. Now it’s tearing up its playbook. For more than a year, Netflix has told anyone who would listen that there was nothing to worry about. Its subscriber growth was slowing, but the problem was temporary. It was just working through Covid weirdness. Yesterday, the company reversed itself and admitted its business is losing momentum. Netflix lost 200,000 customers in the first three months of the year. The company predicts it will lose another 2 million this quarter. Its stock dropped more than 35% today. Netflix, worth $308 billion in November, is now worth less than $100 billion. You will read a lot of takes about what this means over the coming days and weeks. Many skeptics of the streaming business will use this moment to claim they were right all along. Netflix is doomed, as is anyone who blindly follows in its footsteps. Ignore them. Netflix defied expectations for a decade and gave every co...

How Bo Burnham’s Jeff Bezos song became a Gen Z anthem about disaster capitalism

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January 12th is one of the most important days of the year. That’s right, it’s the birthday of Jeff Bezos . While ingrates mark the milestone by insolently asking the entrepreneur to stop union-busting, we want to celebrate the joyous occasion with a song: Bo Burnham’s “Bezos I.” The lyrics tell the touching tale of Jeffrey’s selfless mission to become a tech oligarch. The track was a highlight of Burnham’s Netflix special, Inside, but its legacy didn’t end there. In the months after the show’s release, the tender tribute to Bezos was reappropriated on TikTok as an ode to disaster capitalism. Jeff Bezos Workers unite: The second life of “Besoz I” was a product of timing.It emerged as countless workers were suffering from layoffs, pay cuts, and health problems. At the same time, Bezos was becoming the richest person of all time and taking ego trips to space. After his maiden joyride, he thanked Amazon staff and customers for having “paid for all of this.”TikTokkers quickly tapped into t...