The magical month of February has dawned upon us again. Coronavirus isn’t the only sickness in the air this time of year. Preparations for the world’s biggest scam have been underway since 2020 dawned. Today, misty-eyed couples will undoubtedly gather in the millions to celebrate each other, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, unaware that…
ALL WE CAN DO
The Good, The Bad and The Messy Grey Area Alright. Here’s the kicker, we don’t know what “good” and “bad” really is. Let me explain. Killing is an act that is widely accepted as bad. Helping people is widely accepted as good. So what if you kill to help someone? What if the person you…
SILICON VALLEY
Let us all take a moment and thank the microelectronic component in whatever device you may be using at this moment. Silicon is a metalloid which is the second-most abundant element on Earth, first being oxygen. In the universe, it is the seventh-most abundant element. Today’s technologies use silicon as the default choice, especially in…
WHY DO WE DISCRIMINATE?
YOU discriminate. And you will always discriminate. But that’s not something to be ashamed of… The monologue of equality and the sentiment against discrimination persistently drones on in the modern-day narrative. And yet discrimination, be it in terms of gender, ethnicity, sex, age, caste, disability, nationality, color, religion,or even species is widespread, even in our “developed” world. So widespread…
MISOGYNY AND HOW ANNOYING IT CAN BE!
Is sexual harassment the only form of misogyny? Surprisingly, most of the world’s population, both male and female, seem to think so. What people fail to understand is that sexism is something faced by women (any person who identifies as female) almost every, single, day. It could be at school or office, public transport facilities or…
THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND MARKETING
“Just do it” “I’m lovin’ it” “Have a break. Have a Kit-Kat.” These are a few of the taglines you would’ve heard. Businesses such as Nike, McDonald’s, Nestlé have created a unique brand image, bringing themselves into limelight through the powerful means of advertising. However, doing so isn’t a walk in the park. Bringing an…
THE NEXT DECADE
The 2020s are upon us. At the time of writing this (30 December 2019), there is just over a day left before the new year, and the new decade. I started this decade as a five-year-old kid, and now I am a fifteen-year-old teenager. And boy oh boy, five year old me could have never imagined how much I…
Water, Water Everywhere
(By Smriti Prakash) Water, water everywhere, / Nor any drop to drink ~ Samuel T. Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner It might sound cliche, but what seemed to me a cute rhyme learnt in the second grade actually describes the situation our world finds itself in today. The full poem actually describes the state of…
Revealing Clark Kent (Edition II- Siddharth sir & Paras sir)
(Introduction and Interview by: Smriti Prakash with aid from Sakshi Sharma, Edited by: Samud Shetty) There is nothing like a bruising assessment to remind you of the lessons that really stuck in your memory, and which ones you can’t even remember being present for. At least with most subjects, the baseline knowledge you require to pass…
The Face of Evil
(Written By: Neha Gupta) Actors from a horror movie set? Youtube stars showing off their looks for Halloween this year? Nope, the people in these images are just ordinary individuals, who also happen to have scarred faces. From the Joker to Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter to Dr. Poison, even the beloved Lion King’s antagonist, who…
The Casual Observer 