Show Article with tag "society"

Estimated reading time: 6 minutesYou might also like: Indian Pressure Cooker Recipes: Flavor in a Flash! August 15: A Day of Reflection India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15 to commemorate the historic dawn of 1947, when the country finally broke the chains of nearly two centuries of British colonial rule and rose to […]

Of the many sights to see in Ketchikan it’s worth setting aside time to visit the Tongass Historical Museum. It’s conveniently located downtown just off the iconic Creek Street and is really easy to visit. I think learning is a big part of travel, and when you’re here in Southeast Alaska there is a TON […]

The Creeping Infiltration of Incel Slang into Everyday Language A decade ago, dropping phrases from the incel community into a casual conversation would have been met with bewildered stares and awkward silence. This was largely by design. The hyper-specific, often bizarre language of the involuntarily celibate community served as a gatekeeping mechanism, distinguishing “truecels” from […]

Life at Oxford: Navigating the Divide Between State and Private Education Securing a place at Oxford University felt like a significant personal triumph. As a sixth-form student at a state school in East London, the prospect of studying English at such a prestigious institution was both exciting and daunting. Motivational assemblies and talks from alumni […]

Ten years ago, using language from the incel community in regular conversation would land you with a couple of weird looks and an awkward silence. And for good reason: the hyper-online, seemingly nonsensical phrases of the involuntarily celibate community were specifically constructed for gatekeeping. An “if you know, you know” lexicon meant to distinguish the […]

It is one of the largest research collections dedicated to Black history in the world. Adorning its walls are artwork and films telling the stories of the African diaspora. The ashes of the poet Langton Hughes lay buried beneath the lobby floor. The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture memorialized […]

The conversation around male loneliness is often initiated by women, a fact highlighted by psychologist Angelica Ferrara. This underscores a critical point: men need to communicate more openly, a need that is currently unmet. Ferrara, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, notes a significant decline in […]

A Belfast-based artist has spoken of the striking parallels between the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the civil conflict that ravaged her native Sri Lanka. This comes after her first return to the island nation in three decades. Anushiya Sundaralingam, originally hailing from Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, departed the country in 1989, during the […]

Embracing the Charm of North Carolina The question, “Where’s that accent from?” is one I’ve heard more times than I can count. I’ve lived in London for almost four years now, but my American drawl is a fixture I’ll never shake. The answer is North Carolina. I can see the look in people’s eyes when […]