• The New Capitalist Advertising Strategy: Performative Diversity and Inclusion

    The New Capitalist Advertising Strategy: Performative Diversity and Inclusion

    Featured Illustration: ‘Screen Time’ by Zoë Cain It’s Friday morning after Martin Luther King Jr. day and I begrudgingly walked into my local gym. Somewhere between my comfy bed and the treadmill, I begged to find some motivation. Just then, I walked straight to the check-in and was confronted with a sign stating, “the whole Read more

  • Jewelry as a common point between fashion and self-expression: In conversation with the founders of Saeyri

    Jewelry as a common point between fashion and self-expression: In conversation with the founders of Saeyri

    Born in 2019, Saeyri is an artisanal jewelry brand founded by Rujuta Shah and Manasvi Bhatia Bhushan. The designs draw inspiration from Indian elements, for it is what the founders are most connected with. “We grew up in India surrounded by beautiful jewelry. We’d never leave anywhere without that perfect pair of earrings or necklace.” Read more

  • Unlearning to Learn: On Colorism and Sexism in Punjabi Families

    Unlearning to Learn: On Colorism and Sexism in Punjabi Families

    Featured Illustration: Ayush Kalra If this written piece resonates with you, I’m glad you took the time to read it. If you’re offended by what I have written, I’m okay with that — to each their own. I’m going to start off by saying that I acknowledge the struggle that my parents, family, and my Read more

  • Catherine

    Catherine

    Featured Artwork: ‘Anxiety’ by aaakeith Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders . . . Catherine comes over the night before  Thanksgiving with her mother   She was my first best friend my unofficial older sister the girl I wanted to be when I grew up   I was six She was nine   We had just read Read more

  • Our Bodies and Other Stories: In conversation with Jackie Gronlund, Author and Host of “The Unity Project”

    Our Bodies and Other Stories: In conversation with Jackie Gronlund, Author and Host of “The Unity Project”

    Jackie Gronlund has been on a journey. She has been a YouTuber, an author, and a podcast host. Throughout her life, she has discovered herself time and time again, from dealing with past trauma, moving thirteen times since the age of 19, to offering a space in her podcast to speak of issues regarding mental Read more

  • Girmitiyas

    Girmitiyas

    Featured Image: Scroll.in They traveled far, Over vast oceans Nestled at the bottom belly Of oversized ships in undersized cavities   They were the first To settle on foreign lands With golden sands On lush plantations   Promises of wealth Promises of freedom Promises of a free man   From coolie belles To girmits Our Read more

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