Disney’s ‘Moana’: An offensive portrayal of Polynesian culture and mythology
Unsurprisingly, the film’s directors, Ron Clements and John Musker, are white, and it is almost as if “whiteness” prevents artistes, such as film directors, from portraying the non-white peoples with a non-colonial lens.
2w ago
Iran’s presidential elections: A smokescreen?
Should we believe that the same man who didn’t believe in women’s right to freedom of choice is now a changed “reformist”?
4m ago
Is the theme of this year’s Met Gala ironically prophetic?
The parallel between the 2024 Met Gala and 'The Garden of Time,' a short speculative fiction written by JG Ballard, is uncanny.
6m ago
Say their names to save their lives
Let Toomaj Salehi’s words strike a chord in our hearts, a chord that will spur action, no matter how small
6m ago
I, Whore; I, Birangona
Would it be too much to ask you/ To forgive me for the carnal sin I did not commit?
11m ago
The unclassifiable “monsters” of Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’
Guillermo Del Toro’s stop-motion animation, Pinocchio (2022) is loosely based on Carlo Collodi’s novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883).
1y ago
PTSD
Martyrs and-slash-or heroes they call us Is it worth all the fuss? While they celebrate We ache to recuperate
1y ago
December 26, 2022
Iranians are not “docile” bodies
The current revolution in Iran is one that will go down in history as evidence that human beings have indomitable spirits and aren’t just mere sheep-like, “docile” bodies that abide by the laws of an all-seeing authoritarian shepherd.
December 6, 2022
Media should be careful not to report in Iran regime’s favour
Reporters have to be careful not take away from the truth in the hopes of a sensational story/headline
September 23, 2022
The futility of oppression in Iran
Despite knowing that they may be arrested, beaten, or killed the way 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was killed by the Morality Police on September 16, Iran's women are protesting valiantly.
August 5, 2022
STAR Cineplex and the lungi-clad customer
STAR Cineplex’s act of benevolence confirms the power distance between the capitalist private company and the lungi-clad customer.
May 21, 2022
Moral policing: A zombie virus
What the Narsingdi Railway incident really reveals about our society's attitude towards women.
April 16, 2022
‘Hijra’: Is it derogatory or not? Let them decide.
Some time ago, I took to Facebook and wrote about an encounter with a member of the Hijra community, and how, because I didn’t have any change to offer, she (Ms Roy) told me she’d be happy if I could give her one of my makeup products.
April 7, 2022
Why it’s okay to forget the books you read
What makes them my favourites, if I can’t remember the names of the engrossing characters or the details of the intricate plots in some of my “favourite” books?
April 1, 2022
You’re obsessed with Wordle because…
Why is Wordle so addictive and why are a lot of people so obsessed with it?
March 21, 2022
Nothing is more alarming than when women do patriarchy’s work for it
A few days ago, a video that went viral showed a young college-going girl beating her harasser on a bus, ripping his shirt in the process, and making him beg for forgiveness.
February 19, 2022
Our selfish obsession with becoming parents
A nosy parker asks, “Why aren’t you having kids yet? You’ve been married for two years already! Why the delay?
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