<h2>Photo mein photo</h2>
<p>An autorickshaw driver and the popular Gold Man seem to photograph each other in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/juhu-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Juhu</a></p>
<h2>AI on the stage</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/nov/Comic-oa_e.jpg" alt="Pics courtesy/@akvariouslive" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Pics courtesy/@akvariouslive</em></strong></p>
<p>Akvarious Productions&rsquo; play The F Word that&rsquo;s scheduled to show in Bengaluru and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mumbai-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Mumbai</a> soon, had an interesting promotion strategy. Akarsh Khurana (inset), writer and director of the play, asked AI to create something that is a visual presentation of the play.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;A lot of my friends have tried AI, and so I got curious about what the results could be. I added a few prompts. I was amused and intrigued with the results as there were a few similarities with the actual scenes,&rdquo; he told this diarist.</p>
<h2>A highway of memories</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/nov/Parvez-Patel-1_e.jpg" alt="Khushroo Homji, Parvez Patel and Khodaram Zandbaf, 48 kms before Leh" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Khushroo Homji, Parvez Patel and Khodaram Zandbaf, 48 kms before Leh</em></strong></p>
<p>If there&rsquo;s one thing that keeps everyone going in life, it&rsquo;s the amazing friendships and the thrill that adventure offers. Fusing these two and also defying age, is 70-year-old Parvez Patel of Ideal Corner, who went on a bike trip with his two 61-year-old friends Khodaram Zandbaf and Khushroo Homji. &ldquo;We started from Mumbai and covered a 6,000 km journey to Uming La [ahead of Leh] and back.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/nov/Parvez-Patel-2_e.jpg" alt="Patel at Uming La ahead of Leh" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Patel at Uming La ahead of Leh</em></strong></p>
<p>This pass is the highest motorable road in the world at 19,024 ft,&rdquo; Patel told this diarist, adding that there was no advance planning and research for this 15-day trip. &ldquo;We wanted to travel and so we decided to leave. We took it one day at a time and checked into the hotel as and when we felt like it. Every night, we would sit with a glass of whiskey and discuss the next day&rsquo;s plan,&rdquo; laughed the daredevil. The trio surely is giving us vacay goals.</p>
<h2>Love and darkness</h2>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/nov/Santanu-Hazarika_e.jpg" alt="Santanu Hazarika&rsquo;s artwork" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Santanu Hazarika&rsquo;s artwork</em></strong></p>
<p>It&rsquo;s evident that Shruti Haasan&rsquo;s latest single Monster Machine is a celebration of self-love and being loved. Drawing from her relationship with artist Santanu Hazarika, she explained, &ldquo;I felt seen and accepted, not my goodness alone but my darkness. [I realised] this comes from self-love, acceptance and owning one&rsquo;s monsters.&rdquo;</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/nov/Shruti-Haasan-la_e.jpg" alt="Shruti Haasan and Hazarika. Pics courtesy/YouTube and Instagram" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Shruti Haasan and Hazarika. Pics courtesy/YouTube and Instagram</em></strong></p>
<p>The song is a response to a piece from Hazarika&rsquo;s series Blck. He added, &ldquo;I reimagined the work based on the lyrics. One element of the artwork is the monster figure swallowing a small face that exudes a weird sense of confidence.&rdquo;</p>
<h2>Sensitise and empathise</h2>
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<p>The Humsafar Trust and NETREACH are coming together to organise Likho Media Summit West Region, which is a sensitisation workshop for media professionals on LGBTQiA+ community, on November 24. The event invites media personnel working in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. &ldquo;Senior media personnel will discuss HIV-sensitive language, dos and don&rsquo;ts while reporting about the community, the role of media personnel while writing about the community and what queer-affirmative language is,&rdquo; shared Sudhanshu Latad of the Humsafar Trust. Log on to @thehumsafartrustofficial&nbsp;<br />for details.</p>
<h2>Lounge in Juhu</h2>
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<p>The cool quotient of Juhu just shot up a few levels with the opening of a premium neighbourhood lounge called Larrikin that will be launched by the China Gate Group on November 8. &ldquo;Guests can expect to savour premium cocktails accompanied by up-tempo jazz music and a nostalgic ambiance, all while having the option to enjoy cigars,&rdquo; shared Ankit Tamang, co-founder of the group. Explaining the choice of Juhu as the location, he added, &ldquo;Our choice is based on its unique blend of old charm, diversity, and accessibility, making it the perfect setting for our distinctive bar and cigar lounge.&rdquo;</p><p>
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