Society

On patriarchal conventions in straight relationships and why we can’t keep leaving them unchallenged — I’ve recently come across a new Tik Tok trend: showing your significant other’s ‘beige flags.’ And as the name suggests, a beige flag is supposed to be something that’s neither explicitly negative — like a red flag — nor positive — like a green one. For instance, it can be…

Brilliant Minds, Bizarre Ideas. — There are those whose genius and intellect have changed entire disciplines of study and captivated the world, according to the history of human knowledge. However, a distinctive quality that frequently goes unnoticed exists amid their extraordinary accomplishments and profound insights — their sporadic flirtations with the ludicrous. Reputable people have…

The answer is…complicated. — Remote work is dead! Long live watercooler culture and sad employees who hate putting on their day clothes. It’s official: Google joins the ranks of massive companies like Twitter, Facebook, Shopify, Amazon, Intel, Disney, etc., who are turning their back to remote work. In Google’s case, it’s a bit more…

This year marks the first year Thailand celebrates Pride Month. It’s a good thing we celebrate gender diversity. Do I openly support it? That’s a more complex question. Here is my intimate thought laid bare. If I were married and had children, do I want them to be LGBTQ? The…

For too long periods have been a mixture of a taboo subject and a joke. But for women, this is no laughing matter. — “Ignore you’re mum. She’s on the blob.” I watched my mum rushing around the house, trying to keep on top of chores. She was muttering swear words under her breath and ranting about how nobody ever helps her. My mum’s temper was frightening and I could sense her anger was…

‘I don’t even like you as a person,’ I said — An interesting thing happened to me the other day. My phone rang, and I made the mistake of answering it despite not recognizing the phone number that was calling. I couldn’t help myself; I thought the call might be from someone important. It wasn’t. I was expecting several phone calls…

I think I’m starting to get the hang of this — When we touched down in Jamaica a few weeks ago, the humidity hit like a freight train (a freight train carrying tanks of water). Right then and there I made up my mind to go ahead with my idea of going braless all week. …

As we advance into the digital age, more and more teenagers are entering the world of social media and online communities, believing that acceptance comes with visibility. The latest trend of Instagram and Tik Tok, which is also taking ground in the newspapers, is the tendency of exhibiting success. We are…

Academia has essentially become a pillar of capitalism, and what’s worse, many are indifferent to this reality. I recently pursued a doctoral degree in the sociology department of an R1 university in the US. My journey towards a Ph.D. wasn’t particularly arduous, given my privileged background as an individual born…