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December is here, and with it, the quiet but undeniable signal that the year is winding down. Christmas lights are twinkling, the air feels softer somehow, and everything around me is slowing just enough to let me catch my breath. With midterms finally behind me and my bags half-packed for my upcoming trip to Turkey,
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In a world increasingly defined by visibility, authenticity and performance are becoming harder to tell apart. Behaviors once rooted in personal preference now seem shaped by how well they can be presented—and rewarded—online. We don’t just do things anymore. We broadcast them. Much of modern life feels like it’s lived on a public stage. Social
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Picture this: you walk into a room full of women. Before you’ve even said a word, you notice the glances—one scanning your outfit, another silently sizing up your confidence, and someone else whispering to the woman next to her. Suddenly, you feel like you’re under a microscope, not celebrated but scrutinized. Have you ever been
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Every time you post, comment, or share, you enter into an invisible agreement: the covenant of digital dialogue. It’s the promise to make online spaces not just louder, but wiser, kinder, and more truthful. But here’s the real question: Are you keeping that promise? Think of it this way: a covenant isn’t a contract enforced
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By now, I think it’s safe to say that you and I, dear readers, have gotten pretty close. We’ve laughed, reflected, and shared so much together, and it feels like the right time to let you in on something even more personal. So here goes—today, I’m sharing my very first love letter with you! Yep,
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A few days ago, I sat down to watch Superman. Now, you’d expect me to be raving about the action sequences, the visual effects, or the Lois-Clark romance. But here’s the funny thing—what really blew me away wasn’t the superpowers or the world-building. It was the incorporation of journalism. Yes, journalism. The movie didn’t just show
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Home is where I always love to come back.A place that makes me comfortableA place where I share my happiness and sorrows with my loved onesMy home defines who I am—Vibha Batra. Home is a familiar space with my touches of my likes & dislikes, the warmth of loved ones, a place where I can be free to be totally myself,
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When I first read Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, I had never really imagined that dystopian cautionary tale would slowly translate into a mirror to the modern world. The story is set in the fictional city of Panem, a wealthy Capitol that thrives while the outlying districts—numbered to 12—suffer, forced into subjugation and spectacle for
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