Patriarchy in Religion
Few forces have shaped human identity as profoundly as religion. It offers hope, meaning, morality, community and a framework for understanding life and death. Alongside its spiritual role, however,
The Roots of Jealousy
Jealousy is one of those emotions everyone pretends they’re above until it hits them unexpectedly. It’s messy, loud, and sometimes humiliating. One minute you’re fine, minding your business, and the next you’re spiraling because your partner liked someone else’s post, or your friend achieved something you’ve secretly been craving for years. It’s wild how jealousy can make you feel both irrational and painfully self-aware at the same time. But jea
THE PRICE OF EMOTIONAL AVOIDANCE
We live in a world that encourages distraction. When sadness creeps in, we scroll. When anger bubbles up, we swallow it. When heartbreak threatens to push us off balance, we drown in work, food, friends or silence.
Are the Arts Dying?
It feels like everywhere I look; people are losing touch with the things that make them feel alive. When we were kids, everyone wanted to be something creative, a singer, a dancer, an actor, a painter, a designer, or even a princess. We dreamed big, but somewhere between childhood and adulthood, those dreams got replaced with “real jobs.” Suddenly, being an artist isn’t considered a career, it’s a hobby. And honestly, it’s sad to see how somethin
The History of Halloween From Scary Spirits to Sexy Scares
Every October, the world slips into the strange, dazzling chaos of Halloween, a night where ghosts, witches, and vampires rub shoulders with angels, fairies, and pop culture icons. It’s spooky season! But behind the pumpkin spiced lattes, “slutty” costumes, and Instagram-perfect décor lies a holiday with ancient roots, strange twists, and global interpretations that say a lot about how we humans deal with fear, fantasy, and fun. Let’s take a litt
The Revival of the “Skinny” Trend “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” – the legacy behind it
01.In the ever-shifting landscape of beauty standards, the silhouette of the ‘skinny’ body seems to be making a comeback. Scroll through Instagram or TikTok today and you’ll see it: the resurgence of ultra-slim aesthetics, low-rise jeans hugging flat stomachs, and ‘thinspo’ images rebranded as “clean girl” or “model off-duty.
The Romanticization of Killers, Criminals and Its Consequences
In recent decades, society’s fascination with murderers, serial killers, and other criminals has gone beyond horror and shock. They have become characters in pop culture, often glamorized, romanticized, fetishized, or made into objects of fascination. Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez (“The Night Stalker”), Jeffrey Dahmer, all are infamous not only for their crimes but also for having a large number of admirers, fans, and even romantic relationships cre
Are Men Scared of Successful Women? The Girlboss vs The Damsel in Distress
I’ve always wondered why a woman’s success sometimes feels like a threat rather than something to be admired. We’ve seen it play out in subtle ways: the ambitious woman who’s called “too much,” the confident one who’s told to “tone it down.” The girl who pays her own rent, buys her own shoes, and suddenly becomes “intimidating.” It raises the question, are men actually scared of successful women, or have we just been taught that a woman who doesn
Brigitte v. Candace: The Bizarre Feud We Didn’t Know We Needed
Let’s just pause for a minute and imagine this: France’s First Lady going to court to prove she’s a woman.
The Law of Equal Exchange: Growing Up, Losing, and Learning What’s Worth It
There’s an idea I can’t shake, something that sounds like a rule but feels more like a quiet truth. I call it the law of equal exchange. At its simplest, it means nothing comes without a cost. For everything you gain, you give up something. For everything you let go of, something eventually comes back. If you look closely, you’ll see it everywhere,
The Politics of Kindness
Politics shapes not only laws but also how we treat one another. In today’s fragmented world, rhetoric and ideology, especially
Did Women’s Liberation Kill Chivalry?
When was the last time a man held the door open for you, not out of necessity but out of old-fashioned courtesy? I am 20, and when I look around, the rituals of chivalry my mother and grandmother speak of seem to be fading. Men pulling out chairs, standing when a woman enters a room, offering jackets when we are cold. These gestures belong more to black-and-white movies than to daily life. Some people call this progress while others mourn its los
Divorce in Sri Lanka The Stigma and Why It Sounds Like a ‘Dirty’ Word
I never really understood why “divorce” carried the weight of a whisper in Sri Lankan society until I found myself in awkward conversations, where nobody says it outright, but everyone knows it. The idea that
Exploring the Phrase:Men Never Change Truth or Fallacy?
I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time asking myself the same question: Why do men never change? Not just boyfriends. I mean fathers, brothers, exes, even guys you spoke to for two weeks who somehow still left emotional shrapnel behind. They all seem to come with the same default settings. You’ll hear the promises like prayers:
Limerence A Crush on Steroids
If love is an old glass of wine, limerence is downing three Red Bulls and forgetting to breathe. The term limerence was coined in 1979 by psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe the dizzying rush of intense infatuation, the kind where your brain suddenly decides one person is the main character in your life, and you can’t stop imagining every “what if” scenario with them. Unlike a regular crush, limerence thrives on uncertainty.
The Enemy in the Bottle Alcohol and Methanol Poisoning
There is something almost ritualistic about pouring a drink. The clink of the ice in the glass. The amber swirl of the liquid catching the light. The laughter around the table as wine glasses meet in a toast. Alcohol sells itself as liquid celebration, a shortcut to connection. It sells the promise of loosened shoulders, easy conversation, and a good night’s sleep. Yet the truth is, sometimes the same glasses lifted with trust and swallowed with
AI Is Draining Our Planet
AI, or artificial intelligence, refers to the ability of a digital computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks commonly associated with intelligent beings.
A Sky Full of Lies The Coldplay Concert Cheating Scandal
What was supposed to be a magical evening under the stars, a Coldplay concert filled with dreamy lights and emotion, ended up exposing a real-life drama that no one saw coming. Except 60,000 fans... and millions of people on TikTok. At a Coldplay concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the Jumbotron zoomed in on what seemed like a couple cuddling mid-set. A woman, cozily nestled in the arms of a man, both wrapped up in each other like they were wat
Contact: A Peaceful Hellscape Why walking away can feel more like heartbreak Than healing
They say “no contact” is how you heal. That cutting someone off is how you get your power back. That silence is strength. But let’s be honest, half the time, it doesn’t feel like empowerment. It feels like suffocation dressed up as discipline. The truth is, you don’t go no contact because you’ve stopped caring. You go no contact because if you didn’t, you’d never stop reaching out.
The Rise of Foreign Influencers in Sri Lanka
Welcome to the tropically ironic world of foreign influencers in Sri Lanka, a genre of content that sits somewhere between an off-brand travel documentary and a TikTok fever dream. If you’ve ever opened Instagram or TikTok and seen a white woman aggressively lip-syncing to a Sinhala or Tamil song, complete with wide eyes, awkward hip thrusts, and a questionable saree drape, congrats, you’ve seen the phenomenon in the wild. Now, before we get accu
