Have you been 'ghosted'?

This has nothing to do with ghosts or spooks, though you might feel a tad spooked about it. What happens when a good friend blocks you from, say, Facebook or IM (instant messaging), and then refuses to reply to emails you send or text messages you hammer out (in growing desperation)? You have absolutely no idea why you have suddenly become persona non grata; and remember, this used to be a friend (at times, even a best friend) - not any random contact who may have been doing a random spring cleaning of his/her contacts' list (and decided you are no longer very relevant in his/her scheme of things). I hear this is a new "thing", quite akin to breaking up on Facebook or via WhatsApp. Unlike the older, simpler times, there's no time or occasion to have a face-to-face to figure what exactly led to such a turn of event, and all one can do is take pot-shots. While doing so, many are utterly devastated. Because there's a certain clinical-ness attached to the whole matter. In our feature this week on "ghosting", we speak to a few folks who've been the victims (i.e., have been "ghosted") and those who have perpetrated the act. We also get you the psychological lowdown on the phenomenon. No ghost-busters though.
Who can say enough is enough to pasta? There are, reportedly, 350 kinds of 'em. I recently tried to crack a quiz (on Playbuzz) on 'Can you name all these 30 kinds of pasta?', and got about 25 of them correct - enough for Playbuzz to ask me if I was a pasta chef. So I'm very chuffed that we have pasta on our cover. Also, check out an interview with an HR specialist; quite a reversal of the game, I must say, when I get to ask the tough questions. But you'll be happy to know that human capital is still the most important asset a company can have. Travel takes us golfing - to Scotland. And Bollywood goes on the trail of the fortune hunters: those stars who "believe" in "luck". All this and much more.
Enjoy reading wknd. and have a great weekend.