lifestyle

Choosing peace over pace

“Time is money” -- this capitalist anthem has forced us, the modern world citizens, to optimise and monetise every second of our waking hours. We compute our accomplishments quantitatively, without regard for the quality of the task done.

Lisa’s ‘Alter Ego’ secures No. 7 spot on Billboard 200

Blackpink’s Lisa has made a strong solo debut on the US Billboard 200, with her first full-length album landing at No. 7 on the prestigious chart. This marks her first-ever solo appearance on the chart.

Book review: Nonfiction / Navigating the maze of nutrition myths

Unlike online influencers and their various outright claims of right and wrong, Dr Wolrich’s approach is grey.

ESSAY / The bitter-sweet world of self-help books

The concept of self-improvement is by no means a new one, rather the notion is in the foundational structures of moral well-being. The centuries old Socrates commandment, “Know Thyself” is at the very crux of what self-improvement consists of.

The ever evolving tale of sarees

How sarees have evolved over the years.

Reading habits: Completing the Quran during Ramadan

For a large number of practicing Muslims, completing the Quran during Ramadan is an annual goal.

How not to ruin your sleep schedule

Here’s how to steer clear of disrupting your circadian clock and maintain a proper schedule.

Removing the stigma of laziness

Laziness is less of a choice than we might have thought.

The significance of small gestures in a family

Why small gestures in a family are so important.

February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

How not to ruin your sleep schedule

Here’s how to steer clear of disrupting your circadian clock and maintain a proper schedule.

February 16, 2023
February 16, 2023

Removing the stigma of laziness

Laziness is less of a choice than we might have thought.

December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022

The significance of small gestures in a family

Why small gestures in a family are so important.

November 26, 2022
November 26, 2022

Top football players with the most lavish vs most humble lifestyle

There is no doubt that the lifestyle of international footballers is one that never ceases to amaze. In addition to winning matches, popular athletes also land themselves various lucrative brand deals and endorsements that easily place them among the highest earners in the world. However, while some players may choose to spend lavishly, others prefer the simpler things in life.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

The troubled life of Donatella Versace: Fashion designer extraordinaire

In the news recently for her botched Botox and badly filled lips, Donna Donatella Versace is far more than just a ruined facial surgery. Behind the droopy eyes, undefined lips, deceptively smooth forehead and lifted brows is an indomitable force that serves as the creative mind at the fashion house, Versace.

August 11, 2022
August 11, 2022

Our obsession with perfect hair

How far are we meant to go for our hair?

June 30, 2022
June 30, 2022

Back to the Wall: How I live with back pain

Lifestyle-induced backpain is now such a systemic problem that even if wanted to change it, we wouldn’t know where to begin or how to keep up.

June 18, 2022
June 18, 2022

Sequins in Fashion: shine on you brilliant thing!

All women everywhere are magpies at heart! Give us anything shiny, bright and brilliant and we are sold in a heartbeat! Glitter makes our hearts sing and sequins with all their sparkling glory hits right at the pleasure centres of our brains! For the longest time though sequins and all this shiny have been on the receiving end of relentless flak from naysayers who dismissed it as tacky and inelegant. Anything sequined would be deemed crass and unfashionable, unfit for polite society even where it’d raise many eyebrows and draw inevitable frowns from purists!

May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022

Do I need to be "that" girl?

Being “that” girl is a watered-down version of the the not-like-other-girls trope.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022

Punctuality is an unfair demand in Dhaka city

With Dhaka's traffic, is it still fair to expect people to be on time?