In Rooney's books, characters are forever, in equal parts, drawn together and torn asunder repeatedly until the books grind to a more upbeat end.
A Letter to My Students: Reflections on a Dehumanising Education System
In this moment of collective trauma and grief, your resilience is our hope.
‘The Underground Railroad’: Slavery Saga Brings the Horrors of History to Life
'Moonlight' director Barry Jenkins has transformed Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel – which plays on the fantasy that the Underground Railroad was an actual train network – into a …
The People of India Are Trapped Inside a Kafka Novel
Our broken justice system and fractured executive are constantly legitimising bureaucratic totalitarianism to pave the way for the transition of India to a Kafkaesque dystopia.
The Forgotten Psychological Cost of Corruption in Developing Countries
Paying out for vital services has a serious impact on mental health.
At Miss Universe Pageant, Myanmar’s Contestant Pleads ‘Our People Are Dying’
'I would like to urge everyone to speak about Myanmar. As Miss Universe Myanmar since the coup, I have been speaking out as much as I can,' Thuzar Wint …
Portrait of a City on Fire
A poem by a volunteer working to find aid for COVID-19 patients and their families.
Netflix’s ‘Ahaan’ Steers Clear of Sermons to Prioritise Person Over Performer
Nikhil Pherwani’s debut film dignifies an unacknowledged dream.
I’m Scared
'I'm scared of what I'm becoming, I'm scared about the world, I'm scared for this life.'
The Wheat in Your Bones
A poem on apathy towards protesting farmers.