Ehsanur Raza Ronny

Primary life roles: Confused dad, all round car guy, model car builder and cartoonist. Currently Editor of Shift (automobiles), Bytes (technology) and Next Step (career) for the Daily Star. Previously did four years hard labour in advertising before starting Shift and Next Step in 2013 while also re-branding the previous tech publication as Bytes.

How to smell amazing without suffocating the room

Fragrance should be subtle and intimate, not overpowering. Apply perfume to pulse points, avoid rubbing it in, and be mindful of seasonal changes. Winter’s cooler temperatures make scents last longer, but be cautious of external odours.

3w ago

Thinking of studying abroad? Here’s how school life varies worldwide

Student life looks very different around the world, with each country offering its own approach to education, exams, and extracurriculars. Whether it’s the schooling system or the academic pressures, where you study can shape your future in unique ways.

2m ago

Things that go bump and moo in the night

Horror stories do not come any scarier than a bull gone loose.

6m ago

How you too can nearly, almost, probably become a Jedi Knight

At its core, 'Star Wars' is a classic tale of underdogs taking on a powerful enemy; it's a story of hope and perseverance, of standing up for what's right even when the odds are against you.

1y ago

Where’s the cake?

It’s party time in the animal kingdom. A turtle just happens to be in charge of making a birthday cake. He’s small and he’s slow but he has a plan. He started early because he knew speed wasn’t his strength.

3y ago

6 steps to get people to trust your e-commerce site

You have a site or Facebook page for your business. You have great products. You also have a good amount of people that know about you. But no one is buying. Where lies the mystery? How do you turn those visitors into buyers?

3y ago

A new hope

Not quite as epic as the Stars Wars movie of the same title, but a new hope it is. Everything ends only to have a new beginning in one form or another. This happens to be my very last issue of Toggle, something my team and I brought to this height in a year and couple of months.

3y ago
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Editor's Note

Everybody loves a good whodunit. We love the mystery and the allure. And we want to find out what really happened. Today is Sherlock Holmes Day, the famous detective who only used his brain to figure everything out. And he kept that brain warm with the famous deerstalker hat.

May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

The coolest detectives and their car-stars

Fictional detectives on TV need two things to make them pop culture icons – intelligence and a very cool ride. Here’s the top 8 shows featuring cars that would have asked for as much pay as their human counterparts if they were sentient.

May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020

The Writer’s Block

The Writer’s Block

May 8, 2020
May 8, 2020

Editor's Note

The fourth of this month was the unofficial holiday celebrating the Star Wars franchise. All Star Wars movies grossed a combined box office revenue of over US$10 billion. It is currently the second-highest-grossing film franchise, right after Marvel’s US$18.2 billion behemoth.

May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020

Editor's Note

Not my humble words. No. These words have far greater weight than I could have added. And it is true.

April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020

EDITOR'S NOTE

Nobody wins really. It has been tried and tested in countries across the world: the less you make contact with other people, the greater the chances of stopping the viral pandemic.

April 18, 2020
April 18, 2020

Satireday Cartoon

Saireday Cartoon

April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020

A tale of two countries and how they are beating back Covid-19

Vietnam and Singapore, being financial opposites, are model examples of how to effectively contain the Covid-19 pandemic

April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020

It's tough being home doing nothing.

Those of us who can stay home are the lucky ones.

March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020

Week #2 Things started to get scary serious

People have finally started to wake up to the fact that this just might be more serious than all the celebratory preparations would suggest.