lifestyle
Book review: Nonfiction / Navigating the maze of nutrition myths
Unlike online influencers and their various outright claims of right and wrong, Dr Wolrich’s approach is grey.
ESSAY / The bitter-sweet world of self-help books
The concept of self-improvement is by no means a new one, rather the notion is in the foundational structures of moral well-being. The centuries old Socrates commandment, “Know Thyself” is at the very crux of what self-improvement consists of.
The ever evolving tale of sarees
How sarees have evolved over the years.
Reading habits: Completing the Quran during Ramadan
For a large number of practicing Muslims, completing the Quran during Ramadan is an annual goal.
How not to ruin your sleep schedule
Here’s how to steer clear of disrupting your circadian clock and maintain a proper schedule.
Removing the stigma of laziness
Laziness is less of a choice than we might have thought.
The significance of small gestures in a family
Why small gestures in a family are so important.
Top football players with the most lavish vs most humble lifestyle
There is no doubt that the lifestyle of international footballers is one that never ceases to amaze. In addition to winning matches, popular athletes also land themselves various lucrative brand deals and endorsements that easily place them among the highest earners in the world. However, while some players may choose to spend lavishly, others prefer the simpler things in life.
The troubled life of Donatella Versace: Fashion designer extraordinaire
In the news recently for her botched Botox and badly filled lips, Donna Donatella Versace is far more than just a ruined facial surgery. Behind the droopy eyes, undefined lips, deceptively smooth forehead and lifted brows is an indomitable force that serves as the creative mind at the fashion house, Versace.
Back to the Wall: How I live with back pain
Lifestyle-induced backpain is now such a systemic problem that even if wanted to change it, we wouldn’t know where to begin or how to keep up.
Sequins in Fashion: shine on you brilliant thing!
All women everywhere are magpies at heart! Give us anything shiny, bright and brilliant and we are sold in a heartbeat! Glitter makes our hearts sing and sequins with all their sparkling glory hits right at the pleasure centres of our brains! For the longest time though sequins and all this shiny have been on the receiving end of relentless flak from naysayers who dismissed it as tacky and inelegant. Anything sequined would be deemed crass and unfashionable, unfit for polite society even where it’d raise many eyebrows and draw inevitable frowns from purists!
Do I need to be "that" girl?
Being “that” girl is a watered-down version of the the not-like-other-girls trope.
Punctuality is an unfair demand in Dhaka city
With Dhaka's traffic, is it still fair to expect people to be on time?
Know this before getting a piercing
Things you should know before making that appointment.
15 Questions with Nibir Adnan Nahid
On this week’s episode of 15 Questions With, we met up with Nibir Adnan Nahid, a Bangladeshi supermodel who has taken the country and the world by storm, having worked with reputable brands both in and outside the country.
Your Ultimate Guide to Sunscreen
The only shield that stands between you and the sun is sunscreen.
Full of Flavours, Straight off the Griddle
Griddle operates out of a cloud kitchen located in Gulshan, Dhaka.
Healthy Ways to Curb Your Midnight Cravings
Midnight snacks that are healthy and extremely delicious as well.
A Case for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products
Safer, more hygienic, sustainable, and reusable.
