Category: art
artsy fartsy stuff.
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You Invented a Fake Ending to ‘You’ve Got Mail’
Why so many of us mis-remember the ending of You’ve Got Mail because our brains fill in what comes next and the fact that we all come up with the same alt-ending probably says less about the movie and more about us.
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This is why we can’t have nice Ghiblis
On the discourse about AI, Studio Ghibli, and why our obsession with imitation might say more about us than about the machines.
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Snap snap snap snap snap
This essay is about a brief stint I had in the slam poetry circles of Mumbai, exactly a decade ago.
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The questions we live through
An investigation into the fact that we keep playing out the same dramas in our lives.
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Grab your friends, wear your florals
On bad but impactful art, tone-deaf marketing, celebrity culture, and wealth.
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Cultivating a sense of taste
On deciding that some things are worth the effort, and that mindless scrolling through Instagram reels might not be one of those things.
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The times they are a-changin’
On why it’s hard to listen to new music but it’s also v v important to listen to new music.
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Fandom, feedback, and fury
On why art needs its critics and why we need to give a damn about things.
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