Category: Culture
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LinkedIn: The Corporate Instagram
One year ago, I locked myself out of my Instagram. Now, I go on LinkedIn, I can’t tell the difference. Everyone talks about the hazards of social media. But as we embark into our professional lives, most authorities actually recommend sharing our lives and accomplishments on a corporate social media site. Or else we might…
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The Machine Of The American Dream: The Brutalist
The Cambridge Dictionary defines Brutalism as “a building style in which buildings are large and heavy-looking, and often made from concrete”. From my semester-long class History of Architecture that I took eons ago, I find this definition shallow and clunky. It misses the essence of the movement. Brutalist architecture came around after the end of…
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We live inside a dream: Remembering David Lynch
David Lynch, born on January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, passed on January 15, 2025. Lynch’s visionary filmmaking profoundly influenced cinema and popular culture. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Lynch crafted unsettling and dreamlike narratives that delved into the complexities of human nature. His unique style, often termed “Lynchian,” became synonymous with…