7 horror books you need to try right now
I’ve always been a horror girlie. When I was 11, I managed to watch The Exorcist all by myself and I was somehow not traumatized. I even remember laughing at the iconic spider walk on...
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We failed Manmadhan Ambu as an audience
The year was 2010. 10th grade boards were right around the corner and I was Extremely Stressed™ as an overachiever with less-than-perfect math scores. A bunch of family members decided to catch Kamal’s latest in...
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How to actually replace doomscrolling with reading
…and no, it’s not through viral “what to read instead” Instagram posts. In my childhood home, my bed was by the window but not close to it. There was just enough space to walk to...
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My Two Week Japan Itinerary: 14 Days Across Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka
For the longest time, I did not want to go to Japan. It’s always been on my bucket list, mind. But I don’t like when things end and I did not want the sadness that...
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How your email finds me
1. Crying on the bathroom floor about corporate breaking my spirit and being a rusty old cog in its capitalistic wheel. 2. Between the aisles of a grocery store, wondering how I can chug just...
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Do cows get tension headaches?
I turned 31 a few months back. “You’re still young” has officially curdled into “You’re not so young anymore, Shruti,” and my knees now launch a full-blown orchestra of pops and creaks every morning just...
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What’s in a name? IDK, dude, ask Vadivelu
Hi, I’m Shruti. And as any other Shruti would tell you, it’s a painfully common name. Walk into any crowded room and call out for Shruti — at least 3 heads will swivel in your...
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4 Japanese Crime Fiction Novels You should Read
I read Malice by Keigo Higashino more than ten years back and it quickly had me sucked into the world of translated Japanese crime fiction novels. If I were a better person, I wouldn’t say...
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7 Reasons Why ChatGPT Cannot Write Like Me
ChatGPT cannot write exactly like you and here’s why. 1. It was never bullied. As much as I would like to try, ChatGPT has never been bullied. How can you expect a tin can that...
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The Prodigal Blogger Returns
Well, this is embarrassing. To my old readers, hello again. Turns out I just couldn’t stay away from oversharing online, after all. To my new read— who am I kidding? Hello, crickets. 😀 But if...
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