The sneaky connection between publishing industries and your growing bibliomania.
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.
The doubt arose from my cynical view that a major studio movie about the Black Panther Party would inevitably suffer from negative bias.
"If you can pronounce Ansel Elgort, you can pronounce Hasan Minhaj."
These are more than just pages; these are precious digital archives.
Are the goals of feminism achieved by putting more women in leadership roles?
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.”
When it comes to beauty in terms of physical appearance, is it really subjective?
As the sun grew hotter and the spots touched his closed eyelids, he slowly fluttered them open.
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”.
The lights dim as my will to live brightens. It's Thursday, which means I'll get a good night's sleep.
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.
I have to give Meena credit for teaching me things I probably wouldn't have learned at school, especially feminist causes.
On September 25, prolific singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens released The Ascension, his latest solo studio album under Asthmatic Kitty Records.
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.
Dhaka and Istanbul are both great cities. When it comes to cats and dogs, however, they're worlds apart.
Draw a line when it comes to your admiration for a public figure.
Every friend circle has a bit of Nikhilesh, Moidul, D'Souza, Roma Roy, Amol and Sujata in them. Which one are you?
What do Vincent Van Gogh, Sylvia Plath and Kurt Cobain have in common?
It's not like you couldn't find anything to watch; there's just too many of it.
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?
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.
Cells One, Two and Three have gathered for their meeting inside Mili’s brain. Take a seat, please.
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.
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.
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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.
As the death toll keeps rising and panic brews even more, we fear for ourselves and our loved ones.
"But that's not McDonald's. It's MacDonwald's. Must be a knock-off."
"Thank you for choosing to take our survey."
This nightmare made me realise how much I miss my mother tongue.
From my balcony, I watch the van load up with all their belongings.
Dune is a real treat to the eyes and ears.
Jeff Buckley's resplendent debut, Grace, turns 27 today.
The sneaky connection between publishing industries and your growing bibliomania.
Where could they live happily for the rest of their childhood?
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 the two worlds meet, great things are created.