It is important to distinguish (sex) work from slavery, and what we do for pleasure from what we do to survive.
Books
Why Jhumpa Lahiri Matters to Me
I did not know firsthand the feeling of living in America but I did know what it meant to feel removed from the culture of your birth.
Mixed Feelings in Tow, Daryaganj’s Famous Book Market Finds a New Address
The reopening of the market was met with a lukewarm response by customers while protests by booksellers over lapses and irregularities by the NDMC continued.
Merriam Webster Adds ‘They’ as a Non-binary Pronoun Among 533 New Words
Merriam Webster added words like 'free solo,' 'escape room,' 'red flag law,' 'fatberg,' 'autogenic training,' to the dictionary.
Why Autobiographies Are the Need of the Hour
We must trust the magic of individual testimonies and let them strip the false tableau that rules the day.
What the Nation Wants to Read: Life of a Writer in Fawning Times
The writers say at the very outset, that their intention is to not be political, forgetting that the political is personal and the personal is always political.
Book Review | Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’ is an Accidental Ode to His Remarkable Mother
Trevor’s mother, Patricia, is the book's real hero – obviously reflecting the huge admiration Noah has for her.