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  • Two Women with Sun and Bird (recto); Two Men Fighting and a Fallen Horse (verso)
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The Last Word

    May 24, 2011March 30, 2025
    1 Comment

    Having the last word means having to navigate some bizarre conversations.

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    Home & Identity | Map Of Emotion

    I Miss

    May 23, 2011October 4, 2023
    10 Comments

    I miss my anonymity. I miss the charm of, “So who is Ideasmith really?” I miss the lightness of being unknown.

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  • The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night
    Politics & Feminism | Relationships

    The ‘We’ Relationship – Best Couple Friends

    May 17, 2011October 4, 2023
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    There’s a couple we have gotten close to. I never thought of double-dating as more than four people socializing. But it turns out to be different.

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  Marvin’s World: Angry Birds & Aporkalypse
    Digital World | Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Marvin’s World: Angry Birds & Aporkalypse

    May 4, 2011February 25, 2025
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    Don’t Be A Bird-Brain, Be A Pig! Pop culture is a mystery. I’m stumped by the success of a game that involves catapulting scowling, winged creatures onto a building to destroy it. The movie Rio: Angry Birdsmay have contributed to its popularity but then again, most people I know went…

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  • Map Of Emotion | Relationships | WorkSpace

    The Married Male Friend

    May 4, 2011July 3, 2024
    42 Comments

    It is a fact that the social environment is very different today than the one in which my parents met and started their relationship. Neither mum nor dad really have independent friend circles, let alone know too many single people of their generation. I belong to several social circuits that…

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  I Wear: High On Flats
    Pop Culture

    I Wear: High On Flats

    April 29, 2011March 21, 2023
    4 Comments

    One of the happiest trends in recent times, for me, was flats.

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    Politics & Feminism | Relationships | WorkSpace

    Meet The Parents & Their Expectations

    April 28, 2011July 3, 2024
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    A friend decided that most women were cowards because they would not stand up to their parents, not stand up for the men they wanted to be with.

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  Marvin’s World: Tetra Mania & Bonsai Blast
    Digital World | Pop Culture

    Marvin’s World: Tetra Mania & Bonsai Blast

    April 22, 2011April 14, 2024
    1 Comment

    I reviewed two casual games on the Android store – Tetra Mania and Bonsai Blast.

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    Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    What Dexter Proves

    April 19, 2011July 3, 2024
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    How is the show ‘Dexter’ about serial killers somehow less horrifying to a cis man than having an honest conversation with a woman?

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  Book To Book: How Katy Brought Me To An Arsonist & Uncle John
    Books | Digital World | Home & Identity | Pop Culture | WorkSpace

    Book To Book: How Katy Brought Me To An Arsonist & Uncle John

    April 19, 2011February 25, 2025
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    Fifteen years ago, I won the first prize in a school singing contest. My reward was a gift voucher to the annual school Book Fair. And this book is what I brought home. Nearly two years ago, I shared the story of how Katy came into my life and everything…

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  • IdeaSmith on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “@Soumya: Thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I’ve had a good male role model. Unfortunately for me, I’ve encountered…”
  • IdeaSmith on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “@krist0ph3r: ‘Judgement as mental shorthand’ is a great way to look at it. It’s narrow to think of judgementalism as…”
  • Soumya on A Post-40 Primer On Friendship With Men: Hope & Betrayal: “Hi Ramya, Firstly, my congratulations on a well written post. It didn’t pull its punches. Secondly, it was lovely to…”
  • krist0ph3r on Trusting My Judgement Again: Thanks Meena Kandasamy & The Rookie: “Wow, that was a lot to process and at some point it got too much for me to handle reading.…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Sid: Oh god, you’re right.”
  • Sid on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “I think the Poser Reader sentiment also comes from the branding reading as a hobby has had. Successful people say…”
  • Topher on Lit Crush: Gabrielle Zevin ‘s Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow, The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry: “I too struggle greatly with problematic people who make great things. As a child Bill Cosby brought YEARS of joy…”
  • IdeaSmith on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “@XXfan: Yes, it appears to be a legal requirement for the hospital to show the removed parts to kin, probably…”
  • Xxfan on A Non-Medical View Of The Uterus: Blood, Babies & Hysteria: “I experience with hysterectomy made me more mature.my mom had to have a hysterectomy.this was my first experience handling everything…”
  • IdeaSmith on When Did Reading Become Performance?: “@Slogan Murugan: Indeed. Books were always fascinating but this year has been about the people and spaces around books as…”

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