Is Cancel Culture a Double-Edged Sword of Mob Mentality, or a Weapon of the Frustrated Against Those in Power?
Cancel culture is a popularized contemporary trend of ostracism wherein one, typically with a prominent public platform or career, gets culturally blocked from or thrust out of their social and professional circles after substantial evidence of them surfaces saying something…
Demi Lovato is non-binary and is changing their pronouns from she/her to they/them; what does it mean?
What is it to be non-binary? Non-binary people don't identify as male or female, and tend not to conform to gender norms of either. The idea of a 'male' or a 'female' is well established, but some people identify as…
A Primer on Different Types of Sexuality
What is Sexuality? Sexual orientation is the emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction that a person feels toward another person. Sexuality has to do with the way you identify, how you experience sexual and romantic attraction (if you do), and your…
Moxie: Too Much Rage, Not Enough Discourse
Netflix’s new teen comedy Moxie — directed by Amy Poehler, who also stars as the protagonist’s mother — aims for riot grrrl rage and radical girl power action, and tries its best to be intersectional with its stellar cast. The…
Bangladesh Commences COVID Vaccination Drive
The highly anticipated mass inoculation campaign kicked off on 27th January when a nurse of Kurmitola General Hospital, Runu Veronica Costa, got the first shot in Bangladesh. Government confirmed that large scale inoculation will begin from February 7. Prime Minister…
O Level Student Raped and Murdered: Another Casualty of Rape Culture
Four classmates defiled and murdered an O level student of the capital's Mastermind School in Kalabagan, claims her parents. The student was identified as Anushka Amin Aurna, daughter of Al Amin. Iftekhar Fardin Dihan, main accused in the incident of…
Why the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope is Problematic
Remember the girl who's smart and perfectly imperfect; she's beautiful but broken, and stays in her own little world? She’s everything you want but cannot have. How familiar is a female character who plays all the games you play, likes…
Elliot Page, Who Played Netflix’s Vanya Hargreaves, Comes Out as Transgender to Widespread Support from Fans and Celebrities
“Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot.” The Oscar-nominated star of Juno has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page on Tuesday in social…
Emily in Paris: A Voyage into Fashion, Food and Fantasy
I tuned in to Emily in Paris, Netflix’s new rom-com series, expecting a European love affair between a young woman and her enviably stylish job. Instead the series is, what can be called, a boomer’s fantasy of a lazy millennial’s…
Rage against Rape: A Belated #MeToo Outcry
Amidst the global health emergency centering around COVID-19, Bangladesh battles with a different emergency. During the pandemic, rape has filled the news. “It’s in the newspaper, on Facebook, every day,” commented a female student. “There’s no way not to look…
