Raian Abedin

How to: live

My love always arrived wrapped in silence, wrapped in dust. But that was childhood.

12h ago

Sinners is Ryan Coogler’s magnum opus

The story of Sinners shines because of its insistence on straying away from genre conventions.

3d ago

Andor Season 2 imagines Star Wars at its most devastating

Very few shows are written with the level of competency as Andor

2w ago

An evening at Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay and Dhaka Sessions

In one of their most recent episodes, Dhaka Sessions featured three young artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay to perform in the intimate and literary, lush space of Bookworm Bangladesh

3w ago

Tariffs and trade wars: Explained

Tariffs may target nations, but the public often bears the burden.

4w ago

Severance is immensely ambitious to a fault

Severance feels like an inspired piece of work that dives into corporate culture.

1m ago

Of de-extinct ‘dire wolves’ and the importance of science communication

The language of science is one that is heavy with jargon, and rarely communicates well to anyone not well-versed in that field to begin with.

2m ago

Sing Sing is a story of the transformative power of art

More than just an inspiring tale, Sing Sing works on multiple levels as a filmmaking achievement.

3m ago
August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024

There was complete silence around the time of your birth

the way there was complete silence when you lied for the first time. You opened your eyes

July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024

Your comments on leaving the country are not welcome here

It is the task— the responsibility, even— of anyone with a semblance of power to uphold the rights of those without. So when crisis befalls, why do we suggest escape to those who cannot?

July 15, 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.