culture

Just because I teach children does not mean I have maternal instincts

Ayesha Mirza
[Image description: The characters in Gossip Girl stand on the stairs of their high school. ] Via James Devaney

Ahead of the “Gossip Girl” reboot, let’s remember why the original show is problematic

Advaita Chaudhari
[Image description: A painting of Savitribai Phule, an Indian social reformer.] Via India Today

Savitribai Phule was the feminist teacher from the 1850s we wish we had in high school

Advaita Chaudhari

movie poster collage

What movies are coming out this December?

Fareeba Ansari
A group of women stand together near a river

I considered myself a loner until I started university

Yasmin Islam
[Image Description: A white woman poses to the camera, she is wearing a traditional Indian dress, a bindi and jewelry] Via Pixabay

Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation: Know the difference

Ayesha Mirza

[Image description: a collage of seven examples of the funny fat women trope]

Why are plus size women always relegated to the comic relief sidekick?

Camilla Selian Meeker
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How absurdism taught me to embrace the chaos in my life

Amal Als
[A girl is standing near the windows at Palacio de Cristal in Madrid] Via Unsplash

This is why you should study abroad – I went to Madrid

Vanessa Montalbano

[Image description: An androgynous person in a pink blouse rests their head on their arm, looking into the camera.] via Pexels

Even experimenting with my sexuality seems like a step too far

Anonymous
A picture of Victoria Memorial in a reddish glow.

Why Kolkata should be on your travel bucket list

Deboparna Poddar

Getting married means that my Pakistani parents have to bribe my new in-laws

Sofia Syed