Yesterday, The Lingerie Addict founder and blogger Cora Harrington (@lingerie_addict) stirred the twittersphere with a now-viral thread on “thin privilege,” the idea that society rewards lean people with special treatment, like the ability to walk into a clothing store and find many options that fit, eat an ice cream cone without being judged, or sit… Continue reading What is ‘Thin Privilege’ and are you benefitting from it?
Women from all over the world took to the streets on January 21 for the Women’s March 2018 — in its second year — held in response to Donald Trump being selected as the US President. This year took forward the #MeToo movement that had leading Hollywood actresses Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman open up and share their… Continue reading 21 empowering messages from the Women’s March 2018
Recent studies have concluded that men in the workplace dominate 75 percent of the conversation during conference meetings. You may also know that there are studies which conclude female contributions are more likely to be overestimated in dialogues than men, i.e. we often think women are speaking more than they are. You also may have… Continue reading Twitter loves this list of statements that women should say more often
Raise your hand if you never seriously considered leaving the country till you saw the reactions to Aamir Khan’s comments this week. The guy didn’t even say he was going anywhere; he just mentioned in passing a comment his wife made to illustrate a larger point about the helplessness we all feel when we read… Continue reading 5 things to feel good about in the Aamir Khan aftermath
If your scrolling habits are eating into your reading time, you’re probably not scrolling in the right places. Twitter fiction has emerged into a legit lit genre, especially with the participation of heavyweight authors like David Mitchell, Margaret Atwood and Alexander McCall Smith, who created four short stories for last year’s Twitter Fiction Festival. While 140-character tales are… Continue reading Get started on Twitter fiction
Has Bollywood ever had a male star with such a distinctive personal style as Rishi Kapoor? The actor’s loud, busy pullovers stand out even among the bright, midriff-baring outfits of co-stars such as Madhuri Dixit, Dimple Kapadia, and Sridevi: no matter what dance they’re doing, your eye always comes back to the jumper that looks… Continue reading Style Inspiration: Rishi Kapoor
Joanne Harris—author of Chocolat, Five Quarters of the Orange and this excellent Twitter bio: Chocolatrix. Raconteuse. Loves the smell of facepalm in the morning.—recently created a hashtag that topped the trending charts. It all started with the tweet above. This soon snowballed into an avalanche of hilarity, as you’ll see from the sampling below. From… Continue reading 10 things not to say to a writer
Amanda Oleander @AmandaOleanderHere’s a lesson in how to make mundane look interesting while connecting with your audience. The formerly unknown LA-based artist, who has been a Periscope celebrity since the app’s early days broadcasts everything from painting in her backyard to playing board games in bed. John Mayer @JohnMayerEven if your knowledge of Mayer begins… Continue reading Who you need to follow on Periscope
Karan Johar hasn’t come out. He hasn’t ever publically identified as a gay man. He hasn’t discussed his sexuality or defended it in public. He hasn’t denied the rumours, either. He has accepted innuendoes made by guests on Koffee with Karan, subjected himself to gay jokes at the AIB Roast and made a short film… Continue reading Karan Johar takes down a troll on Twitter
Caitlyn Jenner’s cover for Vanity Fair sparked off some fantastic conversations. We were given a chance to learn about the issues that transgenders face on a daily basis. For instance, the politics of the pronoun—how do you refer to someone who has changed her gender? You refer to them by the pronoun of the new… Continue reading #MyVanityFairCover trends
Baba Sehgal was Indian rap before Yo Yo Honey Singh made it non-consensual. Baba’s rap was for the whole family, especially if the family’s been passing the joint. And while it doesn’t have the earworm quality of his earlier Going To The Gym? (Then go to the gym!), ‘Chicken Fried Rice’ is another sign that… Continue reading Baba Sehgal’s ‘Chicken Fried Rice’
Rishi Kapoor’s unfiltered Twitter persona is a combination of winsome self-deprecation and dad jokes. Twitter is actually made for a personality like Kapoor’s: unabashedly opinionated, good with the quips and charming with fans. Before he got on it, millennials probably knew him as Ranbir Kapoor’s dad who got all weird over that Koffee With Karan episode. But now he’s a Twitter… Continue reading Rishi Kapoor is winning Twitter
