Filing cabinet
society
Browse through a selection of essays and book reviews filed under ‘society’.
Why some of us like true crime
Rather than being about schadenfreude, our interest in true crime arises from a myriad of promises it makes.
Conscious eco-capitalism
Finding the the intersection between conscious capitalism, green capital and practicality.
Status anxiety
Alain de Botton
Against some animal sports
Local animal sports abound the world over but are hardly the cultural standard-bearers they claim to be.
Lessons in familiarity
Three things that can forever enrich our lives, even far beyond our comfort zone.
Euro 2020—the fantastic way
Delayed by a year, the quadrennial showcase of the finest of European football was every bit as phenomenal as expected—and it came with a fantasy team too.
Educated
Tara Westover
Hunting down the real Aspasia
One of the most intriguing characters in ‘Assassins Creed: Odyssey’ happens to be just as intriguing in real life.
The case against nihilism
Every generation believes that their own times are harder than any in the past and that inaction is the best path forward.
Dispatch from Rhûn
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The future of our world—II
A key beneficiary of the SARS-Cov-2 virus has been our natural environment. How significant is this positive impact, though? And have we learnt enough to ensure that things do not go bad again once we make it past this crisis?
A call for sanity
As our world burns, humans are busy playing the fiddle. It is time we stopped for good.
The future of our world—I
The SARS-Cov-2 virus brought our civilisation to its knees. But our downfall started long before this pandemic, and its effects will be felt in all walks of life for quite some time after.
The unbearable lightness of being
Milan Kundera
COVID-19 and the bright side of humanity’s capacity for survival
There seems to be barely any good news these days with COVID-19 spreading around the world, but looking at things from a broader perspective may be just the easing we need.
U and non-U english in the 21st century
Examining the landmark articles by Alan Ross and Nancy Mitford to examine the state of U and non-U english on the world stage in the 21st century
It is time to bring back the wax seal
Despite being surrounded by modern communication, the slow, arguably impractical, process of writing a letter is a great draw for me.
