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Why Don’t We Make Beautiful Things Anymore?
Why has work lost its meaning? Why have we stopped making things that last? Why do we feel like something is missing? And what, if anything, ties all of it together?
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Of No Use: Ars Gratia Artis
On the habit of asking everything to justify itself.
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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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Rejection is not a badge of honor
On why rejection doesn’t legitimize art and how it sucks to be rejected.
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The value of creative pursuits
On the intrinsic value of creative work and if it’s worth all the effort and heartache.