Mahita Gajanan

Mahita Gajanan is an editor at TIME. She covers culture.

Recent Articles

Here's Everything New on Netflix in December 2021—and What's Leaving

From Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Lost Daughter' to a holiday edition of 'The Great British Baking Show'

By Mahita Gajanan

The True Story Behind The Shrink Next Door

Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell star in the new Apple TV+ series adapted from a podcast

By Mahita Gajanan

Amazon Docuseries LuLaRich Breaks Down the Chaotic Story of Deception Behind Multilevel Marketing Company LuLaRoe 

The new Amazon docuseries 'LuLaRich' breaks down the ways in which women were lured into a promise that was too good to be true

By Mahita Gajanan

Sally Rooney and the Millennial Novel

What does it mean to be a millennial? Bards of the generation across disciplines have varied takes: Taylor Swift’s catalog proposes a shared identity defined by a fixation on teenage heartbreak. Michaela Coel’s TV shows...

By Judy Berman , Eliana Dockterman , Mahita Gajanan , Annabel Gutterman and Cady Lang

Who Controls Painter Bob Ross' Legacy?

A new documentary reveals less about Bob Ross the man and more about the struggle to control Bob Ross the brand

By Mahita Gajanan

Everything New on Netflix in August 2021

Netflix has something for every just about viewer coming to the streaming service in August 2021, whether that means old episodes of 30 Rock or new episodes of Paris Hilton’s cooking show, aptly titled Cooking...

By Mahita Gajanan

Mena Suvari Is Ready to Own Her Past

After decades of portraying fictional women, Suvari, 42, is ready to open up about her own life

By Mahita Gajanan

The True Story Behind Peacock's 'Dr. Death'

A medical horror story, based on a true crime podcast, finds a surgeon intent on using his scalpel to harm patients

By Mahita Gajanan

The Best Books of 2021 So Far

Some of the best books of the year so far provide welcome respite from the outside world—while others aim directly for the turbulence, providing frameworks to understand how the past informs our present. Michelle Zauner...

By Andrew R. Chow , Kelly Conniff , Lucy Feldman , Mahita Gajanan , Annabel Gutterman and Lucas Wittmann

The Story Behind The Sons of Sam, Netflix's True Crime Docuseries About David Berkowitz

A new Netflix true crime docuseries focuses on an investigative journalist who was convinced that serial killer David Berkowitz couldn't have acted alone

By Mahita Gajanan

Why Prince Philip Was Never Called a King

Philip was never destined to reign

By Mahita Gajanan

Here's Everything New on Netflix in April 2021—and What's Leaving

From Melissa McCarthy's latest comedy to a new David Attenborough nature show

By Mahita Gajanan

Here's What's New on Amazon Prime in April 2021

From a new horror anthology to Michael B. Jordan's latest movie

By Mahita Gajanan

Alex Trebek, Legendary Jeopardy! Host, Dies

The Canadian-born game show host died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

By Mahita Gajanan

17 Great Movies You May Have Missed This Summer

From a documentary about the ACLU to a horror movie about Zoom, a reimagining of the Joan of Arc story to a comedy about a sexual awakening in Catholic school

By Judy Berman , Andrew R. Chow , Peter Allen Clark , Mahita Gajanan , Suyin Haynes and Eliza Berman

A New HBO Documentary Tells the Story of a Young Black Man Killed in Brooklyn 31 Years Ago. Activists Lament How Little Has Changed Since Then

'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn' examines how one young man's killing tipped a city already plagued by racial turmoil over the edge into violence

By Andrew R. Chow and Mahita Gajanan

How Jewelry Startup Founder Chari Cuthbert Shifted Her Company to a Work-From-Home Operation

The world of fine jewelry, typically inaccessible to anyone looking for an affordable-but-sturdy pair of earrings, has seen a boom in recent years, fueled in part by jewelry companies built on direct-to-consumer business models. Among...

By Mahita Gajanan

Ryan Reynolds 'Deeply and Unreservedly Sorry' For Plantation Wedding

Ryan Reynolds has expressed regret for holding his wedding to Blake Lively at a former plantation in South Carolina.“It’s something we’ll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for,” the actor told Fast Company in a...

By Mahita Gajanan

Immigration Nation Filmmakers Break Down the Netflix Docuseries' Most Powerful Moments

The new docuseries presents a revelatory look at the inner workings of ICE as well as the plight of many individuals immigrants

By Mahita Gajanan

1 U.S. Marine Dead, 8 Others Missing After Amphibious Vehicle 'Mishap' Off California Coast

One U.S. Marine has died and eight others are missing following a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during a routine training exercise off the Southern California coast.Two other service members were injured in...

By Mahita Gajanan
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