Kris Cardoza Living in US, Maria spent $47,000 renovating her kitchen last year. Three months later, she was composting in a repurposed ice cream bucket and researching 200-square-foot studio apartments in Seattle. This isn’t a story about regret. It’s about the moment when external pressure, ie. a 3.8 million home shortage, mandatory composting laws, mortgage rates that … Read more
It’s 3 AM. You’re exhausted, but your brain is hosting a full production of every embarrassing thing you’ve ever said, mixed with tomorrow’s worries and a soundtrack of your racing heartbeat. The harder you try to sleep, the louder your thoughts become. You’ve tried everything! Meditation apps, breathing exercises, even counting backward from 1000. Nothing … Read more
27 years after Harry Potter first stepped onto Platform 9¾, the wizarding world refuses to fade into nostalgia. Instead, it’s experiencing something unexpected. A collecting frenzy that’s turning childhood memories into serious money. We’re talking million-dollar paintings, six-figure books, and LEGO sets that disappear faster than Hermione’s time-turner. With an HBO series on the horizon … Read more
October 9th. National Sneakers Day. If you’re in the game, you already know what that means. Closet doors open, rotation gets reshuffled, and the debate about which pair gets laced up today becomes genuinely difficult. But this year feels different. While the usual Instagram flex continues worldwide, there’s something bigger on the horizon. The Indian … Read more
Today marks the 93rd Indian Air Force Day, and it’s worth pausing to think about what that really means. While most of us go about our daily routines, there are men and women positioned at altitudes where the air thins and the margin for error vanishes completely. They’re not just defending borders, they’re the first … Read more
The Israel-Gaza conflict continues making headlines worldwide, with significant developments emerging almost daily. Climate activist Greta Thunberg recently found herself at the centre of controversy after Israeli forces detained and subsequently deported her during an October 2025 Gaza aid flotilla mission. She later alleged mistreatment during detention. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has struck a … Read more
If you’re studying architecture right now, you’re stepping into the field at a moment when buildings can’t just look good or keep the rain out. They need to flex with earthquakes, shrug off floods, and give communities a fighting chance when everything else falls apart. Today is World Architecture Day 2025, and this year’s theme … Read more
A leopard killed a dog near the Mumbai railway platform during rush hours. Commuters everywhere, screaming and running for their own lives. The leopard wasn’t rabid. Neither confused. It was hunting the way its ancestors always hunted, except the forest had turned to concrete and the prey wore collars. Similarly, troops of monkeys from Sanjay … Read more
Last week, I met Trisha. A wonderful woman who happens to be a single mother. And when she started telling me about her daughter Emma, I could see her tearing up. Emma was three at the time. One of those painfully shy kids who wouldn’t even look at you, let alone say hello. Trisha expressed … Read more
When Spotify crashed on October 3rd because too many people tried to stream a Taylor Swift album at once, my first thought was “that can’t be real.” But here’s one thing about Swifties that I’ve learned, they don’t do anything halfway. Over a thousand users reported app failures. Five million people had pre-saved the album … Read more