Rasheed Khan

Gearing Up Your Reading Experience

I often find people uninterested in reading. And if I do find fellow readers, I often hear complaints about reading issues, mentioning that they could read for hours during younger years. This might be a sign that you think it’s a chore and reading inefficiently, and I hope to help you overcome that.

Getting Productive Effectively

Disclaimer: Everyone is different. My experiences and knowledge may not address your issues, nor might the methods suit you.

Music in a Nutshell

Ting, tok, tung, bakaww, wheeeu, *insert various other noises* – all just tools for music. However, it sounds like a disaster in a barn

The fault in our Goodreads reviews

Take a moment to pick a book, preferably in English. Then, search “*name of your book* review” on Google. One of the very first things you'll see are the ratings on a website called “Goodreads”, the Facebook of books.

The “Ember” that's a bonfire

Sixteen years have passed since the release of “Saturate”, and like aged wine, Breaking Benjamin's music has matured beautifully. That notion is quite obvious as soon as you listen to the album that came out this year on April 13: Ember.

The beauty of football fouls

Goals are a work of art. The blood, sweat and tears that go into them really give them a whole new beauty. However, in this World Cup, I had found beauty in something else: football fouls. You see, goals still maintain a linear procedure: shoot, score, cheer. But fouls? They're ever-changing. Goals may be art, but fouls are life.

Faces

Billions of faces I see, Billions of lives, breathe, The sound of all their souls drifting through.

Coco: The movie that made me go loco

Music is a focal point of this movie, so the first thing I'd like to comment on is the incredible soundtrack. It's catchy as hell, well-composed, and meshes in with the movie beautifully. It even assists with the story progression both subtly and openly. In fact, it's so good that “Remember Me”, which is a song that is played frequently in various different scenarios in the

June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018

The Marvel Origin Story Concoction

After 1.5 weeks of binge-watching MCU movies in preparation for Infinity War, the author of this article has convinced himself that he now knows how to write an MCU Origin Story, and here's how.

June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018

Keeping Fit and Healthy In Ramadan

Twelve plus hours of fasting for 30 days is usually enough reason to just give up trying to stay fit in Ramadan. However, it's not exactly impossible (just really difficult). So here's how you could manage both those things while staying holy.

May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018

The Sky Moves Sideways

They asked me what I believed,

May 31, 2018
May 31, 2018

Surviving the Transition from O Levels to A Levels

If the O Levels is Twilight, know that A Levels is Fifty Shades of Grey. However, it is possible to survive the transition, so here's an article with the collective advice and knowledge of everyone with some experience of A Levels.

May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018

How to write a typical shounen anime

A shounen anime's target audiences are teen/young males. Now that definitions are out of the way, here's how to make your typical shounen anime.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

How to make a progressive Rock/Metal Song

No, we're not talking about sentient rocks or metals that accept feminism and universal healthcare, but of technically advanced rock/metal music that is suited more for listening rather than dancing. With that being said, here's my documentation of how to make a song of this genre with which I hope to give you an insider's look on how it works.

May 3, 2018
May 3, 2018

The Ultimate Lyrics Dispensary

Having a hard time listening to what the vocalist is saying? Are thoughts of those pesky lyrics keeping you up at night? Then you do yourself a disservice by not downloading the “Genius” app.

May 3, 2018
May 3, 2018

How to be a hardcore Instagrammer

Have you ever wanted to feel like you have some semblance of control over your life? Well, in using this article to teach yourself on how to be a hardcore Instagrammer, you'll finally be able to delude yourself into thinking you're doing something with your time. Let's get started, shall we?

May 3, 2018
May 3, 2018

The introvert's guide to meeting the parents

Seems unbelievable, right? You, the introvert, have actually taken a spare moment to not indulge in the modern hermit's delights for cats and music, and get out for once. You take a walk in the park and spot a person who takes your

April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018

A cat's guide to table manners

There are nine things on Earth that insist on a total disregard for humans and world domination: us cats. The former comes around quite naturally. We are designed to ignore our humans' calls, scratch them violently for no reason, and excrete in the unlikeliest places. However, world domination is a different matter and requires our attention and effort.

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