Adhora Ahmed

Product Placement Gone Wrong

"But that's not McDonald's. It's MacDonwald's. Must be a knock-off."

Response No. 39

"Thank you for choosing to take our survey."

Missing Bangla away from home

This nightmare made me realise how much I miss my mother tongue.

Move Out Day

From my balcony, I watch the van load up with all their belongings.

A Long Awaited Trip through Dune

Dune is a real treat to the eyes and ears.

27 Years of Jeff Buckley’s Amazing “Grace”

Jeff Buckley's resplendent debut, Grace, turns 27 today.

How Many Copies of the Same Book Do You Need?

The sneaky connection between publishing industries and your growing bibliomania.

Shantinagar

Where could they live happily for the rest of their childhood?

New online journal ‘Kitchen Sink’ promises an accessible platform for poets

About a month ago, a few friends sent me invites to follow the Facebook page of a literary journal about to launch their website and first issue. Being an aspiring writer, whose late-night browsing history sometimes consists of visits to international literary magazines, searching for writing opportunities, I was thrilled to see a platform open up close to home.

When Bengali Folklore Meets Pop Culture

When the two worlds meet, great things are created.

Black Flower

I smiled at what was definitely a bluff. "What's it called?"

A Cat Reviews Cat Food

What does it taste like?

Judas and the Black Messiah: Trust No One

The doubt arose from my cynical view that a major studio movie about the Black Panther Party would inevitably suffer from negative bias.

Foreigners Can’t (or Won’t) Pronounce My Name Right

"If you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hasan Minhaj."

I Watched Wilderness Survival Videos for a Week

And now I have questions that need answers.

Satyajit at 100: A Guide to the Maestro

Ray was much more than a filmmaker.

A Cyberspace Unsafe for Women

80% of the victims are girls and women in their early twenties.

Learning Our History, on Instagram

These are more than just pages; these are precious digital archives.

The Fight Against Patriarchy Doesn’t Stop With Female Leaders

Are the goals of feminism achieved by putting more women in leadership roles?

Framing the Life of a Pop Star

If you were growing up in the early 2000s, the name Britney Spears should be familiar to you. Perhaps you’ve even heard of the quote “If Britney survived 2007, you can handle today.”

Switching Schools

It comes with bittersweet moments and deathless challenges.

Breakup Blues

Study shows 100 percent of participants enjoyed listening to breakup songs.

The Double Standards in Beauty Standards

When it comes to beauty in terms of physical appearance, is it really subjective?

Two Colours in My Head

As the sun grew hotter and the spots touched his closed eyelids, he slowly fluttered them open.

For the Love of Poetry

Shelley once said, it “Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar”.

It’s Okay to Fail

The point is, there is no success without failure.

A Special New Year’s Eve Just for You

This New Year's Eve, redefine parties.

Stringed

The lights dim as my will to live brightens. It's Thursday, which means I'll get a good night's sleep.

Wedding in the Time of Corona

Like everything else, Covid-19 has impacted wedding plans of the youth. Despite the odds against them, some are going ahead with their plans, albeit at a much smaller scale.

Why Meena Is A Feminist Icon

I have to give Meena credit for teaching me things I probably wouldn't have learned at school, especially feminist causes.

The Ascension of Sufjan Stevens

On September 25, prolific singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens released The Ascension, his latest solo studio album under Asthmatic Kitty Records.

Are unpaid internships worth it?

Applicants naturally expect learning skills that will not only compensate for the lack of financial reward, but also help them in their careers. The question arises, however, whether unpaid internships meet such expectations.

Snakes and Ladders

“Whose face did you wake up to this morning?”

Kedi and Kukur: A Tale of Two Cities

Dhaka and Istanbul are both great cities. When it comes to cats and dogs, however, they're worlds apart.

The Dangers of Parasocial Relationships

Draw a line when it comes to your admiration for a public figure.

Which “Coffee House Er Shei Addata...” friend are you?

Every friend circle has a bit of Nikhilesh, Moidul, D'Souza, Roma Roy, Amol and Sujata in them. Which one are you?

Debunking the Myth of the Tortured Artist

What do Vincent Van Gogh, Sylvia Plath and Kurt Cobain have in common?

How Much Content Is Too Much?

It's not like you couldn't find anything to watch; there's just too many of it.

Enigma

What was it like, meeting you?

Playing with Memories

In most cases, nostalgia has three factors: time, place and people. One of these—time that has passed—is a constant in all nostalgic memories. What if I fooled around with the other two factors?

A Plebeian’s Guide to Dark Academia

Dark academia is about the idealisation of everything intellectual and scholarly: the smell of old books, candlelit libraries, classical music, fountain pens–that sort of thing.

A Brain Cell Roundtable

Cells One, Two and Three have gathered for their meeting inside Mili’s brain. Take a seat, please.

Love Through Feline Eyes

Human? My Human, where are you?

All About Whataboutism

In short, "whataboutism" is a device used to discredit and counter an argument by drawing attention to a similar or completely different topic, thus steering the discussion to an irrelevant lane.

The Wonderful Weirdness of WikiHow

You might start with tips on how to clean your bathroom, and before you know it you'll end up initiating black magic rituals on your siblings from another article.

What TV Schedules Might Look Like This Eid

Dear viewers, Eid Mubarak from Moja TV! As you know, like everything else this year, Covid-19 has challenged the way we celebrate Eid. Fear not, for

Of Extraction and Yellow Filters

If you’ve been spending most of your days scrolling through Facebook, like most of us nowadays, chances are you have come across memes regarding the trailer of a Netflix movie called Extraction, which stars Chris Hemsworth and releases on April 24.