It’s an iconic feminist image—a group of women attending the 1968 Miss America pageant slip off their bras and burn them to protest the patriarchy. Yet it never happened. The ‘bra-burning’ feminist is a myth. In fact, bras—specifically sports bras—couldRead more…
“Was there ever in anyone’s life span a point free in time, devoid of memory, a point when choice was any more than sum of all the choices gone before?” ― Joan Didion, Run, River I point the phone in front ofRead more…
If the internet feels more crowded than it did this time last year that is because there are millions of new people online. Back in 2005, 16% of the world’s population were logging on; as of June 2017 it tickedRead more…
The much beloved Sita, Rama’s faithful consort throughout his escapades in exile, and the central ‘victim’ within Hindu epic Ramayana, has been interpreted, invoked and appropriated since she was first inscribed by the sage Valmiki 10,000 years ago. During theRead more…
Nadya had been writing letters to Morry for years using a pseudonym. She wrote him in the dead of the night, when he was sleeping. He looked so peaceful, untroubled. Unassuming prick, she thought, as she watched him sleep. LikeRead more…
