Alakananda Bandyopadhyay
Feature writer with a penchant for digging deeper and spreading the word when it comes to entertainment, music and the arts. At times she devours books, at other times she indulges excessively in all things indie, grunge and unexplored.
Latest From Alakananda Bandyopadhyay
Who is Selina Soule? Student-athlete wages 'frustrating' battle against trans women in sports
Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, and Alanna Smith, are high school students suing to disallow transgender participation in women's sports
Who is Randy Good? Indiana candy shop owner slammed for saying 'splitting is a behavior taught by mothers'
Randy Good of Good's Candy Shop in Anderson, Indiana, has apologized for the way he worded his sentiments, not for his alleged 'misogyny' in the ad
Chrissy Teigen hurt that her friends aren't backing her, mulling leaving LA
In May, Courtney Stodden called out Chrissy Teigen's bullying behavior from years ago where she had asked the then-teen model to kill themselves
Kim Kardashian, MacKenzie Bezos, and Melinda Gates form the Holy Trinity of 2021 'hot girl summer'
The internet is rooting for these recently divorced women after their husbands became woke culture's worst enemy
Houston Fire Dept to probe racy video of women in yellow-striped outfits posing on fire trucks
Shared on an Instagram account, the videos were shot with fire trucks from the Houston Fire Department who are investigating the incident
Why can't Angelina Jolie's children testify against Brad Pitt? Actress claims denial of 'fair trial'
Both AngelinaJolie and Brad Pitt had agreed to John Ouderkirk as a private judge in their custody trial. But the actress now wants him off the case
Is Kanye West dating Irina Shayk after Kim Kardashian divorce? Internet says 'don't see this working'
The rumored couple Kanye West and Irina Shayk's past alliances dates back to 2010 when the supermodel appeared in the music video for the rapper's song 'Power'
Was Walmart hacked? N-word sent to customers in welcome mail, retailer apologizes
In screenshots shared by customers, the mail goes something like this: 'Welcome to Walmart, [N-word]!'
Why did Lee Seung-gi and Yoona split? Ex-couple are still 'friends' as 'Mouse' actor dates Lee Da-in
The exes continue to remain friendly and supportive of each other following their split, which happened just one year into becoming an official couple
Who is Tala Halawa? BBC journalist slammed for 'Hitler Was Better' tweet from 2014, Internet says 'sack her'
'These tweets predate the individual's employment with the BBC but we are nevertheless taking this very seriously and are investigating,' said a BBC spokesperson
Who is Richard Aylard? Martin Bashir told Princess Diana that Prince Charles' aide paid by security services
Bashir's claims about Richard Aylard stirred Princess Diana's paranoia that the royals were having her watched, secretly
Did Princess Diana’s BBC interview lead to death? William, Harry and friend blame ‘rogue reporter’ Martin Bashir
'Our mother lost her life because of this,' Princess Diana's younger son Harry said after Lord Dyson's report found BBC culpable for covering up Martin Bashir's false documents
Where is Tony Hall now? BBC ex-boss fears he'd 'lose job' as National Gallery head over Princess Diana inquiry
Hall, who spearheaded the internal investigation in Martin Bashir's alleged 'deceit', was busted for a 'cover-up' in Lord Dyson's new report on the inquiry
Who is Ryan Larsen? Nebraska autistic boy, 11, searched 'How to hide from police' before going missing
The FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have entered the search which has been so far made up of local cops and several volunteers
James Corden slammed for hosting 'Friends' reunion: 'Should have been Paul Rudd and Christina Applegate'
'Will pay good money for somebody to digitally remove James Corden from the Friends Reunion,' tweeted one person
Does Jill Biden dislike Kamala Harris? FLOTUS said VP can 'go f**k herself' after 2019 debate blowup
Harris had targeted Biden during a 2019 Miami debate between the then Democratic primaries by bringing up his 1970 stance on busing and desegregation of schools
Who is Katherine Moussouris? Ex-staffer claims men groped female workers, sent them 'spanking' texts at Microsoft
From groping, spanking, sexual assault while the victim was passed out to giving full-time jobs to alleged abusers — it's all in a discrimination lawsuit
Who designed Ariana Grande's wedding band? Dalton Gomez ordered 'tasteful' platinum, diamond ring via Zoom calls
Gomez was involved in every step of the selection process through FaceTime and Zoom since he was on the West Coast and the designers were in New York
How did Pete Davidson react to Ariana Grande's wedding to Dalton Gomez? Comedian has 'moved on', is happy for ex
Davidson, who's dating Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor, 'also assumes he will be asked about it (Grande's wedding) down the road'
'Get mental help': Farah Abraham slams Chrissy Teigen for cyberbullying, Courtney Stodden open to meeting her
Stodden called out Teigen for bullying her on Twitter years ago but Stodden isn't the only one expressing their grievances as 'Teen Mom' star Farrah Abraham called Teigen 'disturbing' for calling her a 'w***e' years ago on Twitter