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{{Infobox newspaper<br />
| name = Mirror Buzz<br />
| image =<br />
| launched = August 2005<br />
| type = [[Supplement (publishing)|Supplement]] [[Magazine]]<br />
| sister_newspapers = [[Mumbai Mirror]]<br />
| owners = [[The Times Group]]<br />
| free = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070106223917/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmbuzz/ Online Version Of Buzz]<br />
| website = [http://www.mumbaimirror.com/ Official Website] <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mirror Buzz''''' is a weekly supplement being distributed with the [[Mumbai]] [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] ''[[Mumbai Mirror]] ''every Saturday. It has been in circulation since August 2005. It is owned by [[The Times Group]] and is published by [[Sam Dastoor]].<br />
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== Components and format ==<br />
''Mirror Buzz'' comes in a magazine form and is 12" X 9" in dimensions. It "tries to capture the spirit of Mumbai". The supplement contains 30 to 32 pages and is fully coloured. The pages are glossy, though not of magazine quality. Regular features include "Numero-Logic", "Reviews", "Around Town", "Food", "Interiors", "Travel" and "Quick Take". Also included is a small "Letters to the Editor" section. Apart from the regular features, there are special articles on varied subjects and a [[Article (publishing)|cover story]].<br />
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*The "Reviews" section contain a number of [[review]]s of [[book]]s, [[music]] and [[DVD]]s.<br />
*The "Numero Logic" section in ''Mirror Buzz'' is a section on [[numerology|numerological]] predictions for the week by numerologists [[Sanjay Jumaani]] and Jhernna Jumaani. The [[prediction]]s are provided for the nine planets indicating the nine numbers of the Birthdate of a person. The section also has a sub-section called "Reader Query" where queries by readers are answered in detail by the numerologist team.<br />
*"Around Town" is a section where a common [[Mumbaikar]] is given the chance to review a [[restaurant]] in [[Mumbai]]. It is reviewed against such parameters as ambience, [[cost]], [[food]], service, etc. Generally, the amateur reviewer is accompanied by a professional food critic of the magazine.<br />
*The section on "Food" is a two-page feature which contains a few [[recipe]]s on a single theme. It also contains a small sub-section on food by restaurateur Móshe Shek and his own recipe.<br />
*The "Travel" section covers [[tourism]], especially those from outside [[India]]. Various regions like [[Cambodia]], [[Sicily]] and [[Greece]] have been covered in this feature.<br />
*In "Quick Take", which is at the last page of the issue, a [[celebrity]] is asked a few brief questions and is required to answer them briefly. There is also a small sub-section called "Freudian Snip", where a single word is given to the celebrity and they have to reply with another single word.<br />
*The "Interiors" feature covers [[home décor]], [[furnishing]]s, [[interior design]]ing, etc.<br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
''Mirror Buzz'' has courted some controversy since it was launched in 2005. The 12–18 November 2005 issue of ''Mirror Buzz'' contained a cover story called "Mercury Rising: How Hot Is Mumbai?", which explored the [[sex]]ual trends of the city. However, this did not go down well with some [[culture]] protectors and activists and six [[NGO]]s subsequently filed a complaint against the publisher of the magazine. On 15 November 2005, the [[publisher]] of ''Mirror Buzz'', Sam Dastoor was arrested on charges of "sale of [[obscene]] material" and "sale of obscene objects to young persons", before being released on bail.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=157389 |title=Mirror Publisher Arrested in ExpressIndia.com |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519010010/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=157389 |archive-date=19 May 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The publisher was also slapped with the Young Persons (Harmful Publications Act).<ref>[http://www.dancewithshadows.com/media/mumbai-mirror-buzz.asp Times Publisher Arrested For Obscenity] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030221833/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/media/mumbai-mirror-buzz.asp |date=30 October 2006 }} {{unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}</ref> The [[police]] alleged that the pictures of the two pairs of [[Model (person)|model]]s published in the magazine were obscene and should not have been circulated in public. The police also added that the magazine featured nine pictures of [[nude]] and semi-nude couples in various stages of undress and making out. Surprisingly, ''[[The Times of India]]'', the parent newspaper of ''Mirror Buzz'' did not give much space to the news, while rival newspapers such as ''[[Indian Express]]'' and ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'' were quick to have a say against the activists and their ways to impose their value systems on the media.<ref>[http://www.dancewithshadows.com/media/chaddi.asp Mumbai Mirror Buzz Sex Survey and Media's Hypocrisy on Public Morality.] Dance With Shadows {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031001942/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/media/chaddi.asp |date=31 October 2006 }} {{unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}</ref><br />
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In February 2006, the supplement was stuck in another controversy. This time, the Buzz drew the ire of [[Mumbai]]'s [[Muslim]] community. Muslim protestors agitated against the supplement and the newspaper and staged a [[rail roko|''Rail-Roko'']] at [[Mumbai Central]] railway station. They were protesting against a photograph in Mirror Buzz showing the back of a woman tattooed with [[Koran]]ic verses.<ref>[http://www.digi-help.com/media/mumbai-mirror-buzz-koran-verses-bare-back.asp Koran verses on back leads to protests in Mumbai]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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* Mumbai Mirror, Nov.11-17, 2006<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.mumbaimirror.com/|Mumbai Mirror official website}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070106223917/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmbuzz/ Online version of Mirror Buzz]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061031001942/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/media/chaddi.asp Column on Mirror Buzz controversy] {{unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}<br />
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