Arts & Culture
In Memoriam: Actors We’ve Lost in 2021
With 2021 making its way to our rearview mirrors, we take a look back at some of the actors we lost this year. From Helen McCrory, the matriarch of…
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Arts & Culture
Uniquely Cultural Festivals in India You Should Experience
An amalgam of various religions, cultures and beliefs, India can be best described as an all-year-round celebration of every festival observed across the country. From celebrations that foster religious…
Arts & Culture
Top 10 Destinations We Discovered in 2021
The earth is home to many outlandish and never-known-before places, sites, and experiences that we may or may not know. Over the course of 2021, we discovered many new…
Humanity
The Plus in My Size Is Positivity
It is only in self-acceptance and self-love do we see the positives of just being who we are, and not fighting to achieve what the world deems as ‘perfect’.…
Humanity
The Surging Business of Kidnapping in Nigeria
In September 2021, 73 students were abducted amidst a school attack in the northwestern region of Nigeria. These abductions are far from being a rare occurrence in Nigeria, where random kidnapping…
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Coors Will Run Their Beer Ad in Your Dreams
Multinational beverage conglomerate Molsen Coors unveiled a ‘never-seen-before form of advertising’ during this year’s Super Bowl game. Coors combined Targeted Dream Incubation (TDI), the science of guiding dreams, to…
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Burj Al Babas: Abandoned Town of Castles Worth $200 Million
In 2014, Sarot Group had an ambitious venture to create a fairytale resembling town filled with European-style chateaux and replenished with affluent amenities. They went as far as to…
Humanity
Futurism in Odisha’s Pattachitra Art
We take a look into the futuristic perspective of a Pattachitra artist from Nayagarh District, Odisha, in 1947. Look out for technology before its time! One of the best-told…
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India’s First Alcohol Museum Opens in Goa
The coastal land of Goa in western India is popular for its pristine beaches, colonial architecture, galvanic parties, and of course, alcohol. Goa and alcohol are historically intertwined since…
Humanity
Crawling Back From Our Sedentary Lifestyles
While most effects have worn off, we’re still waltzing with ‘lockdown time’. Some of us still enjoy the comfort of the ecosystem we’ve built at home. Will we ever…
Humanity
Japan’s Geisha Is at the Risk of Disappearing
Once a bustling tradition, a sign of opulence and high culture, the Geisha or Geiko’s of Japan are now dwindling in numbers as years progress. Donned in expensive Kimono,…
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Ain Dubai: World’s Largest Ferris Wheel Opens in Dubai
Dubai sets a new precedent for the country! In October 2021, Dubai unveiled its most anticipated entertainment addition – Ain Dubai, the world’s largest and tallest observation wheel. Located…