Hard Happy Pills To SwallowNew Study Shows Antidepressants May Not Improve Quality of Life for All We may need to rethink how they're prescribed, and for whom. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Casteist GazeThe Media’s Obsession With IAS Officer Tina Dabi’s Marriage Is Rooted in Casteism Dabi's remarriage has once again fuelled vitriol on social media, when her wedding pictures showed a portrait of Dr. B.R Ambedkar in the background. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Infectious StigmaBody Matters: The Taboo Around STI Testing "Unless we remove the taboo around sex in this country, it will be tough to address the public health problem [of low STI testing]." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Bojo JojoThe Buzz Cut: British Man Marvels at Gandhian Non Violence From Atop a Bulldozer This week in The Buzz Cut: a British man learns the doctrine of peace with bulldozers, a music festival is relevant again, and Queen Barbies take over. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Nature and NurturePrehistoric Humans May Have Used Firelight to ‘Animate’ Art "The interaction of engraved stone and roving fire light made engraved forms appear dynamic and alive." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Is There Anybody Out There?Jupiter’s Europa May Be Our Best Chance at Finding Alien Life. What Happens Next? The constant humming noise, pressurized cabin, and dry air suppress our sense of smell and also diminish our ability to taste sweet and salty things. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Old But Not GoldRegency Dramas Have Conservative Undertones. Why Do We Love Them Anyway? “Mr Malcolm’s List” has arrived to fill the post-Bridgerton vacuum, signalling a conservative undercurrent in pop culture. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Forever In The BloodRegular Blood Donations Can Reduce Toxic Forever Chemicals in the Bloodstream: Study "While both interventions are effective at reducing PFAS levels, plasma donations were more effective and corresponded to a 30 percent decrease." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Wonderful World of HitsOverrated, Not: One‑Hit Wonders While the popular image of the one-hit wonder is that of a struggling, out-of-work person in the shadow of their own glory, their moment in the sun isn't something to be scoffed at, but celebrated. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
A Museum Of His OwnThe Buzz Cut: Humble Man Honors Predecessors With Museum, Includes Himself Too This week in The Buzz Cut: a man is very humble, another man starts a feminist riot, and yet another man throws his money where his mouth is. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Who Wants to Live Forever?Scientists Are Finding Ways to Reverse Ageing. Is It Worth It? Science has always searched for the elusive fountain of youth. But only some benefit when aging is made slower -- or halted completely. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Vanilla VibesNew Research Finds Vanilla as the Most Universally Appealing Scent Across Cultures "Traditionally it has been seen as cultural, but we can show that culture has very little to do with it." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Doing It For The GramHow Instagram Aesthetics Fuel a Destructive Fast Fashion Empire Shein, recently valued at $100 billion, is not only unsustainable, but also profits off body insecurities by reinventing style. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Working Hard Hardly PayingWhy Talented Single Women Are Less Likely To Be Promoted Than Married Ones "Single women are met with these obstacles into their advancement into leadership for not being a man nor being what 'women leaders should look like.'" By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Celebrating What?How Celeb Weddings and Pregnancies Were Reframed to Keep Women in the Limelight — At a Cost These events, which formerly signaled the approaching shelf life of women celebrities, have now turned into ways to scrutinize them further. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
99 Problems But A Billion Ain't OneThe Buzz Cut: Business Mag Pleased to Announce Billionaires Acquiring More Billions by the Year This week in The Buzz Cut, billionaires get a boost, the media digs up shocking revelations from a celeb wedding, and a man unveils a snacks conspiracy. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Bromance Gone WrongHow Crypto ‘Bro’ Culture Around Finance Is the New Toxic Masculinity “I had this instance where one of my friends offered to pay in crypto for my artwork... they automatically assumed it's because I don't get it and not because I have valid concerns." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Couples Who Cringe Together Stay TogetherWhy We Find Cringe Couples Fascinating After a time when many suffered from touch-starvation and physical acts of closeness were potentially lethal, the excess PDA stands out for its sheer novelty. By Rohitha Naraharisetty