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Author name: Ashvini Giridaran

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Love in other languages

Arts and Culture, Volume 65, Volume 65 Issue 9 / By Ashvini Giridaran

Underrated foreign-language films to watch for Valentine’s Day

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The untold truth of TikTok beauty trends

Arts and Culture, Volume 65, Volume 65 Issue 8 / By Ashvini Giridaran

Where do popular wellness aesthetics actually come from?

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Two hands hold a phone playing a video of a woman.

Why do we care so much about the lives of celebrities?

Arts and Culture, Volume 65, Volume 65 Issue 6 / By Ashvini Giridaran

Musings inspired by the Alan Rickman Diaries and Selena Gomez’s new documentary

Why do we care so much about the lives of celebrities? Read More »

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Every country song you’ve ever heard

Arts and Culture, Volume 64 Issue 12/Jokes Issue / By Ashvini Giridaran

With the hip hop twist we all deserve

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The decline of the influencer

Arts and Culture, Web Exclusive / By Ashvini Giridaran

The complex role the status occupies in our present society

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Eight New Releases by Black Writers to Add to Your TBR ASAP

Opinions, Volume 64 Issue 8 / By Ashvini Giridaran

From a Get Out-esque social horror to a cutesy YA contemporary novel and everything in-between

Eight New Releases by Black Writers to Add to Your TBR ASAP Read More »

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