To shop or not to shop. That is the question. Have you watched the movie ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ starring Isla Fisher? Shopaholics on popular media even include the likes of Rachel Green (Friends) and Lily Aldrin (How I Met Your Mother). Rings a bell? Notwithstanding how consumerism is...
“Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsey Lohan. Why is...
“Besides getting several paper cuts in the same day or receiving the news that someone in your family has betrayed you to your enemies, one of the most unpleasant experiences in life is a job interview.” That maybe an exaggeration, nonetheless you will know what I’m talking about if you have...
Chris Maser in his ‘Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest’ opined that what we are doing to the forests of the world is simply a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. Even if we fail to agree with him, don’t we all know how we should be...
Did you know that horses can’t vomit? Or the fact that their teeth never stops growing? There are a lot of things you might not be knowing about horses. Let me help you. Are you ready? Here they come. The word ‘chivalry’ is indebted to the French word for horse or ‘cheval.’ A horse...
Women buy more gifts than men do. But even we admit that gift giving takes lot of work. And if you’re anything like me, you must be absolutely clueless (no, I’m not kidding!) on what you should be getting on your cousin’s or your sister’s/brother’s or your (boy/girl)friend’s 21st...
“Feminism is a range of political movements, ideologies, and social movements that share a common goal: to define, establish, and achieve political, economic, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment.”...
Let’s talk history. The word ‘wife’ is said to have its roots in the word ‘weip’ (‘to turn, twist or wrap). If not, it’s positively derived from the word ‘ghwip’ (‘shame’ or ‘pudenda’). Now the word ‘husband’ is indebted to ‘husbondi’ (‘master of the house’)...
Did you know that cats can sleep for 20 hours or 70% of their lives? Or the fact that cats “may express great affection toward humans or other animals”? Or Abraham Lincoln kept four cats in the White House? Or that the domestication of cats had commenced in China? Cats can live alongside dogs...
Where do I even start on this necessary evil commonly named contact lenses? You can’t rub your eyes. You can’t cry. You panic when you forget or are unsure if the contacts have expired and also when you put them in the wrong eyes. Because, apparently, you can’t throw one of those things away...
