This is a simple, breezy read on what is it in the Japanese culture that is behind some of the longest living individuals in history. It can be read in a single sitting, and is the perfect choice to take a pause and contemplate about the quality of your life. My chief takeaways from the…

This is a delightful coffee table book to keep around in order to remind yourself to read more, write more, draw more or do whatever it is you do… to remind you to choose art. “Fiction is the lie that tells the truth. We all have an obligation to daydream. We have an obligation to…

Before I finally made time to watch this movie a couple of days ago, I had read more critical reviews than positive ones. Watching the trailer had me excited for this movie and all the negative press surrounding it’s saviour complex and the director and lead actor’s problematic interviews had dampened my enthusiasm for it….

This book is the story of feminism told in the form of a periodic table, a collection of the most important achievements of the most important players from the 1st wave of feminism to the 4th wave, presented by author Marisa Bate in a really unique fashion. Many feminists who have been featured have been…

How do I convince them that I can bleed no more? If hurting is what they do, and I am supposed to love and respect them no matter what, there’s no possibility of my wounds ever healing completely. Or is there? What if I run? The same way people are asked to run from their…

A little over a year ago, I made a promise to myself- to read at least one book every week for a year. I had not read many books in the preceding couple of years, and was itching to get back. The time was right. A friend had just posted on social media about his…

I wanted to pick something special for my 52nd book, to end my first successful 52weeks52books challenge. I had 8 books in my currently reading shelf until a couple of days ago (still do) but none of them seemed right. Brazen, a book I didn’t know about until this week, became my 52nd book as…

The Day The Crayons Quit, and it’s sequel The Day The Crayons Came Home, are two absolutely delightful children’s books by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. The books can be read aloud to children of age 5 and older and can be read by children 8 and older. These books have been written and…

This is Mamma. She is picking leaves that will be cooked shortly (Saag). She is certain this is what her post-retirement life needs to look like.