Attaining emotional intelligence

    Samiul Bashar Samin  It would suffice to say that these days, intelligence needs to be divided into separate sub-divisions and one of the more vital ones being emotional intelligence, this issue is just not something we can shun anymore. Psychology Today cites that emotional intelligence is tied to identifying your emotions and those of others,…

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      10 Amazing Facts: The Moon

      Marilyn Thipthorpe ‘La Lune’ the thing that fascinates us the most. The thing you go to when describing beauty. Yes, none other than the moon, man may have stepped on it glowing surface countless times but nothing takes away its mystery and charm. Thousands of poets and lovers have been charmed by its beauty and…

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        The Silicon Valley Work Culture

        Myisha Nawar  Silicon Valley is widely labeled as the ultimate incubator for start-ups and new entrepreneurs. The biggest mistake innovators make trying to duplicate Silicon Valley is primarily focusing on their ingredients. Think about it. A recipe is the game changer. Ingredients can be replaced, added or skipped. What are the aforementioned ingredients for Silicon…

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          Death By Coconuts

          Marilyn Thipthorpe The people of the east and specially us here in Bangladesh have always been fans of the coconut, from drizzling it into our hair to cooking with it to make amazing desserts; coconuts have always been a part of our life. Out west, the trend has caught on in recent years and they…

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            Take Pictures with Contact Lenses!

            Eshan Maitra This may sound like straight from a sci-fi story. But Samsung has really patented another futuristic gadget this April. They have announced to be developing Smart Contact Lenses. Built-in camera is just the tip of the ice berg. The features are unimaginably amazing and just as much exciting. South Korea granted the tech…

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              Manga Vs Anime: Gakuen Alice

              Nusrat Jahan Gakuen Alice, or more popularly known as Alice Academy, is probably one of the most underrated mangas out there. Like most Bangladeshis, you have probably watched the anime in ANIMAX but missed out on the amazing manga full of adventures and major feels. I too started out with the anime. I watched it…

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                Artist Spotlight:

                Samiul Bashar Samin Among the countless gems in the form of musicians Britain has churned out, the next pair of additions seem to go by names: Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher. Royal Blood is a two-piece rock band from West Sussex that has quickly risen to fame and rightly, so, as there have been very…

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                  DC vs Marvel: The Movies

                  Samiul Bashar Samin The war between Marvel and DC has spilled over to the cinematic universe in the span of the last decade. Marvel and DC have taken two very different routes when it comes to taking over the big screen. DC tasted huge amounts of success with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man…

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                    YouTube & Arab Women

                    Marilyn Thipthorpe In the past five years, a growing number of women in the Middle East have been making waves on YouTube. Between 2014 and 2015, the top four YouTube channels led by women in Saudi Arabia saw an increase in subscribers of more than 200%, according to numbers provided by YouTube. These women are…

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                      The Not-So-Pretty Life Of Models

                      Nusrat Progga “Bleh, I wish I could be a model, then life would be so easy”- said every girl at one point of their lives. Well, not so fast because fancy parties, travelling business class, and a grand lifestyle is not all there is to modeling. Maybe for the A-grade supermodels like the Kardashians, Jenners,…

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