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• Fake News: Too Close To Home.

  

  The term ‘Fake News’ was initially coined (or was turned into a mainstream word somewhat like ‘yeet’) by Donald Trump; in the context where he was just a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Senator Fraser Anning, This is for You

  

  An attack on a racial group is an attack on the predicate that humanity is founded on; human decency and individuality. The incident at Christchurch was an... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sri Lankan Airlines Does an Oopsie

  

  Sri Lankan Airlines, with all the controversial clouds that they they’ve had to manoeuvre themselves across, ensured that they were the nation’s headlines and... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Malli, Leave Nangi Alone.

  

  I swear, one of the most hilarious debacles that had to surface on the social media platforms in Sri Lanka must be the @notyourmalli Instagram page. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Gap Year & A Half; a Breakdown.

  

  A gap year is a period taken by a student after school as a break before university. Little did I know, I’d experience more than I expected and learn lessons an... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• To Third Wave Feminists –

  

  Now coming into 2018, we see huge social shifts. From the spread of technology and social media raising the popularity of smart phones, smart watches and other... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Brett Kavanaugh Derangement Syndrome Codified

  

  Humans aren’t perfect. Let’s start with that. We cheat, steal, hate and yes, we lie. So why is this new fangled policy, “Believe all women”, getting so much... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Embracing The Forgotten Patriot

  

  The Oxford dictionary defines a patriot as a ‘A person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors’. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Sri Lanka’s Big Match Culture

  

  A brilliant indication of Big Match Season or ‘March Madness’ as it’s more affectionately recognised among school-boys island-wide is possibly the appearance... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Am a Woman, and This Is My Truth

  

  I am a woman, not an object. I cannot be purchased; a value cannot be placed on my life. I may choose to pledge my soul, I may choose to give my heart. Yet, thi... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Ambivalently Always

  

  The term ambivalent means uncertainty or fluctuation. The problem with modern feminism is that you do have to know. You have to know what side you stand on in... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Indian Food is the Real Anti-depressant

  

  Today, depression is far more common than you anticipate. The depressing fact about depression is that most people disbelief that depression is just unhealthy... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• Unfair and Lovely

  

  At 7, we had a buddies in class and mine refused to hold my hand, for she was afraid that her fair skin would be tainted by my dark one. She thought I was... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Not All About That Bass

  I was the first girl in my class to bloom, physically. My body developed readily at the age of fifteen, hips expanded so much that my skirt lifted and I had to... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• Millennials

  

  ‘Millennials’ is often the word used to describe people born in between the 1980’s and early 2000’s. This generation has discovered the secret to be a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• An Introvert’s Guide to Class Participation

  Does your heart rate quicken every time you even begin to entertain the thought of participating in class? Do you consciously avoid the gaze of your professor... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Exposing The Magnitude Of Sexual Assault: “Me Too”

  

  How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?-Ashley Judd remembers thinking at what was supposed to be a ‘business... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Street Harassment, It’s That Simple.

  

  “He could just move his hand; one inch and it would touch me, it would go places it does not have the right to”. “He could take one step forward and I would be... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Productive Procrastination: Learning on Social Media

  Social media is an excellent tool. It allows you to keep in touch and connected with friends and family, get fast updates on news, ‘stalk’ celebrities and even... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Live To Rise: Fighting Depression With Music

  

  On April 5th, 1994 tragedy struck many with the death of Kurt Cobain. At the age of 27, the leading man of Nirvana was more than a singer—he was the voice of a... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2017 SELF EXPRESSION