From steps and calories to social media followers and even blessings, the impulse to count appears to be hard-wired. But what about measuring the roads not taken?
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‘The Wonder’: Netflix’s Story of 19th Century ‘Fasting Girls’ Reminds Us Starving Bodies Remain a Public Spectacle Today
As the trend for “heroin chic” returns to runways, the new Netflix film The Wonder takes aim at our fascination with disordered eating.
A Day in the Life of a Journalist Fasting During Ramzan
Every day, I push myself to leave home earlier than usual to catch the bus, so that I can occupy the window seat and reach office, hopefully without breaking …
Watch: Interfaith Iftar with Delhi’s Queer Muslims
Belonging to two marginalised communities, queer Muslims have to deal with Islamophobia as well as homophobia.