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The Casual Trauma of “Happier Than Ever”
In her new album “Happier Than Ever” moody-eyed-Eilish takes a stab at the casual trauma of what it’s like to be a girl. I’ll give you a hint: it’s not great. Read more
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Spies, Secrets, and Science: A Review of “The Code Book” by Simon Singh
In the almost mystical way that the Internet captures our innermost desires in the form of targeted advertisements, I came across Simon Singh’s The Code Book during a period of serious contemplation about whether to switch course from studying entanglements of DNA to becoming a Bond-esque secret agent. Once I was distanced from my naivete Read more
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“City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi”: William Dalrymple’s Travelogue Review
The following book review may contain spoilers. Please continue reading at your own discretion. . . . Between unmanageable crowded Ghats, markets, and traffic lie the northern plains of the centuries-old nerve center of India called the City of Djinns, now known as Delhi. Legend says, “he who rules Delhi, rules India.” City of Djinns Read more
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Eponym/Legacy
Featured Artwork: ‘The Prophet’s Daughters’, a series by Gheorghe Virtosu Sometimes people don’t recognize my name They hear it and say it’s unique It’s an old Arabic name, I tell them What does it mean, they ask I tell them I’m not sure, as far as I know it doesn’t mean anything And then after Read more
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Unlearning the Harmful Impacts of Colorism
Featured Illustration: ‘Shade Cards’ by Muskaan Gupta Often in our society, we view discrimination towards someone’s skin color as a form of racism. However, it should be noted that discrimination against one’s skin color can also be a factor of colorism as well. Colorism is the prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin Read more
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The Struggle Continues
The world has been privy to scenes of looting, arson, blockading of roads, marching, and general unrest in two of South Africa’s biggest provinces — KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng — in the past two weeks. In the Western Cape, two rival taxi associations are at war over transport routes. More than 100,000 commuters from the Read more
