Why Men Rape: A Complicated Portrait of Rapists’ Minds
There is no easy answer to this question. While it may be tempting to lump all rapists into one monstrous category, rapists vary just as much as ordinary men do. In fact, many of them are ordinary men. Richard von…
How Netflix Spearheaded the Streaming Revolution (and Why it Spends So Much on Original Content)
Netflix began its streaming service in 2007, but its founder, Reed Hastings, had envisioned the move much earlier. Hastings laid out his vision for the company to Ted Sarandos, head of content at Netflix, all the way back in 1999.…
What Dating in a Tinder World Feels Like: a Lot of Trial and Error
There’s a certain math to Tinder that makes the entire prospect of online dating seem like a momentous endeavor. There are a lot of options, yes, but only a few really work out for you. Let’s say you browse a…
Why We Need to Take Workplace Harassment More Seriously
The history of workplace harassment is long and sordid; however, laws dealing specifically with workplace harassment are relatively new in both the United States and India. The effective prosecution of workplace harassment cases was long hindered in the US; two…
Broad Strokes: A Conversation with Saima Khan
Saima Khan is one of those people who turn out to be good at whatever she tries her hand at. A final year student in a business school, she runs an art page called WanderArt, and also participates in various…
Game of Thrones Season 8 Review: Not with a Bang, But with A Whimper
t’s been a while since Game of Thrones’ finale aired. That gives us enough space to distance ourselves from the initial frustration and disappointment invoked by ‘The Iron Throne’. Before we get into the things that Game of Thrones did…
Game of Thrones: ‘The Iron Throne’ Brings Everything to a Close, with Mixed Results
Our watch has ended. The 95 minute finale brought everything to a close. While the places our characters find themselves by the end are interesting (and fitting to varying degrees), the way the show got there was anything but a…
Game of Thrones: ‘The Bells’ is a Technical Masterpiece Filled with Tension, Action and Genocide
There several points in last night's episode, 'The Bells', where Jon Snow is shocked and appalled at the absolute brutality unfolding around him in King's Landing. These shots are juxtaposed with sweeping aerial shots of Dany burning King's Landing in…
Do Mothers Have to Choose Between their Careers and their Children?
This is a tricky question to ask, especially since the context- and meaning of the question- varies from culture to culture (and country to country). In collectivist societies, such as our own and the ones in India and China, women…
Game of Thrones: ‘The Last of the Starks’ Moves the Needle Dangerously Close to the End
The Long Night is over, and the Battle of King's Landing looms ahead. In 'the Last of the Starks', things start off with mourning, our characters saying goodbye to the people they lost in the war against the dead. As…
