A poem on the India of today which is being taken over by hatred, violence and injustice.
The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman: How Theatre Gave Voice to a Queer Holocaust Survivor
For the first time, the testimony of a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor tells the story of life and love in the camps as a young lesbian woman.
Soviet Nostalgia Now Has Its Own Soundtrack
Western pop culture is full of nostalgia for Cold War aesthetics and lost futures. Young people in ex-Soviet countries have developed their own version, Sovietwave.
Why Exclude SC Students Wanting to Study ‘Indian’ Topics Abroad from National Scholarship?
Amid more frontal assaults on the founding principles of the Indian republic, it is easy to gloss over an innocuous-looking government circular impacting no more than perhaps a couple …
RuPaul’s Drag Race Contestant Sparks Conversations About Cishet Inclusion, Queer Discomfort
A straight cis-man could have made 'herstory' as 'America’s Next Drag Superstar'.
Yoko Ono’s Prophetic Vision of Self-care
Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability.
Burden of Dreams
A poem on missing the romance of illusions and dreams as one gets older.
What Does the Future Hold for Afghan Cinema?
Three award-winning female directors appeal to the international film industry to save Afghan cinema. Supporting women filmmakers is more important than ever.
Why ‘Free’ Is Not Good for Government Schools
Our poorest students are not guinea pigs for untested educational offerings, passionate but unskilled volunteers, or be at the mercy of corporations who want to imprint their brands on …
How Sylvia Plath’s Secret Miscarriage Transforms Our Understanding of Her Poetry
Two poems that were originally excised from ‘Ariel,’ Plath’s seminal poetry collection, vividly channel the painful experience of losing an unborn child.