Journalism of Courage
After seven years in the city, and the death of her father, she felt she was not appreciating New York the way she once had.
In the world of social media, our bodies are constantly ranked and judged. Selfies, filters, and 'touch-up' apps have us convinced that someone else is prettier, skinnier or fitter.
I thought I was living in Barbie Land, but I learnt empowerment isn’t distributed evenly
AI-driven web traffic has surpassed human activity online. Are we all just talking to bots?
With films like Malamal Weekly, Welcome and Hera Pheri, which have become meme fodder today, brain rot has long been the national pastime.
'You liked this, you might like this too.' And before you know it, your entire taste profile has been pre-written.
In the past, action sequences involving women would have been viewed through a curtain of incredulity. But that changed in the last decade.
Liberalisation, digitalisation, and now algorithms have brought in the age of abundance. Are we losing our appetite for choosing?
Nepal Gen Z protests: VPN services noted spikes in sign ups. Rallying organisations turned to Discord to mobilise thousands of youngsters. And with memes, TikTok dances, and hashtags, Nepal's Gen Z did what Gen Z does best to amplify their voices.
I skipped meals at family events and avoided mirrors altogether. But I soon realised I was looking at myself from an inherited gaze.
I invite parents to have honest conversations about what their children truly want, teachers to nurture diverse choices, and students to listen to what genuinely excites and sustains them.
Our devices are no longer just neutral tools. We swipe and gesture through the day, without even a second thought. Here's why disruptions to this routine can feel uncomfortable.
Casting other-language actors needn’t be a frowned-upon practice, especially in times that more and more borders are drawn to separate man from man. You only need to write around it.
Carrie Bradshaw may carry the soul of the Sex and the City franchise, but Samantha Jones was its secret heart. She may have always been unapologetically herself, but never at the expense of a friend.
Taylor Swift has something most artists spend their whole lives trying to build: an emotionally literate fandom that knows what to do when the moment arrives.
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘hakla’ meme shows why trying to erase the Internet only makes it louder.
Do we stop discovering new music as we age? How did we develop our musical taste in the first place? Shaima S breaks it down.
Has your favourite show turned boring, but you can't stop watching? That might be the sunk cost fallacy at work.
Trauma bonding is a bond where one person feels an intense connection with the other person who is also hurting or harming them, says Arouba Kabir, a Bengaluru-based psychotherapist.
Dogs, strays and pets alike, have sparked plenty of chatter lately. Stela Dey reflects on the unfiltered reality of raising a dog and why it’s not as 'cute' as Instagram might make you think.
Swifties can't keep calm. Internet is flooded with fan theories and memes (perhaps the orange theme is a Trump reference?) on Taylor Swift's latest 'The Life of a Showgirl' album announcement.
Farah Khan's end credits sequence may not answer all the big questions, but they do make it fun to recognise that the film you just watched wasn't conjured into being by Shah Rukh Khan alone.
Superheroes once dominated pop culture, but the fandom today has moved well beyond capes and masks. Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India, reflects on a key takeaway from the recent San Diego Comic-Con.
Algorithm-approved romance shows, served to us on autoplay, may be distorting our sense of real-life relationships.
In a hyperactive world, where everything is within a fingertip's distance, slow living is the deliberate act of giving your mind space to rest, wander, and simply be.
