7 Sisters in the library: Interpersonal conversations and catharsis found
The event switched gears soon enough, and the final hour saw Shala Gallery turned into a rave.
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Dandadan: A pulpy, genre-bending shonen that will move you
A genre-bending melting pot of comedy, romance, action, and sci-fi, Dandadan feels like the beginning of something fresh in the world of shonen anime.
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Look Back: An ode to all the reasons we create art
Adapted from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s 2021 one-shot of the same name and directed by veteran animator Kyotaka Oshiyama of Studio Durian, Look Back is nothing if not about art and the human connections that give us all the more reason to pursue it.
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies: A stunning portrayal of a family’s love, greed, and grief
A depiction of a form of love that is seeped in devotion despite everything.
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Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win could not have come at a more significant time
As of writing this article, the official death count in the Palestinian genocide has surpassed 42 thousand lives. In my room, I quietly sit and read excerpts from Han Kang’s The Vegetarian (Portobello Books, 2015) in celebration of her winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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What to do when faced with tear bombs
Hold on to the hand of your lover. Because when the baton falls it will be between the spaces where we stand.
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Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
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July 15, 2024
Are private universities ready for PhD programmes?
Hope remains that private universities across the country will be able to foster a culture of research at a PhD level.
July 13, 2024
The tiny space between science and literature
"Growing to love something, and allowing that to change me is not immediate, it is not profound. Nor is it something caused just by reading a handful of books"
July 4, 2024
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still a confusing mess
Revisiting this album months after its release, I take away even less than when I initially listened to it front to back.
May 18, 2024
How to exist
When there’s a lull in the air, I get the feeling that I’ve scraped the bottom of my fleshy insides.
May 17, 2024
'Small World City' Issue 04: Another dosage of the beautiful and the haunted
The latest offering from the online literary journal feels, in many respects, like their most polished work yet
May 16, 2024
The prospects of pursuing postgraduate education in Bangladesh
For many, a Master’s degree is an important opportunity to build their skill set and to create networks that will lead to newer opportunities
May 4, 2024
Bangladeshi, int'l students worried amid pro-Palestine protests in US campuses
US university students protest Gaza war, face arrests, suspensions, expulsion threats.
April 25, 2024
The First Slam Dunk is sports anime distilled to its essentials
The First Slam Dunk has, in many ways, perfectly distilled everything that makes sports anime good.
March 30, 2024
Kissing strangers
Kissing strangers only feels good
March 14, 2024
Monster: A devastating, delicate, and layered film by Kore-eda
From start to finish, the movie plays with expectations as it unfolds each new layer only to reveal another aspect of the story.
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