by vanissadrar | Aug 1, 2026 | JOURNALISM
Filters are a new fashion that I have never really understood. I have always thought that the purpose of taking a picture was to preserve a memory—a small souvenir of who we were at a particular moment in our lives. A photograph allows us, years later, to look back...
by vanissadrar | Jul 31, 2026 | JOURNALISM
At some point in life, you realise that you have to leave your childhood toys behind—not because someone tells you that you are too old to play with them, but because life begins to ask something different of you. Growing up is not simply a matter of accumulating...
by vanissadrar | Jul 25, 2026 | JOURNALISM
It has been Three Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-Six. days. When we look at a number like this, it is easy to see only a quantity: days accumulated, months passed, years completed. But time is never merely a number. It is also experience. Every day becomes part of...
by vanissadrar | Jul 23, 2026 | JOURNALISM
Degrees do not make you a person. You have to be a person before the degree—and remain one after it. A degree can add to your qualifications. It can open doors, demonstrate discipline, and represent years of effort. There is nothing wrong with being proud of what you...
by vanissadrar | Jul 18, 2026 | JOURNALISM
Some people give themselves permission to enter your life without being invited. They ask about your private affairs, question your choices, tell you what you should do, and eventually begin to speak as if your life were a matter for their approval. They do not see...
by vanissadrar | Jul 17, 2026 | JOURNALISM
We deceive ourselves when we ask people to be honest with us—when we ask them to tell us the truth about who we are, what we have done, and how they truly see us. But if we look more deeply, are we really asking for their honest opinion? Or are we asking them to tell...
by vanissadrar | Jul 16, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
I’ll be honest—when I first picked up AI at War, I expected the usual mixture of technological hype and futuristic speculation: bold predictions about machines transforming warfare, endless references to artificial intelligence, and perhaps a few dramatic claims...
by vanissadrar | Jul 12, 2026 | JOURNALISM
There comes a moment in life when we realize that not everyone is meant to remain in our story forever. A dear friend once told me that some people enter our lives for a reason. They arrive at the exact moment we need them—or perhaps when they need us. They teach us a...
by vanissadrar | Jul 9, 2026 | JOURNALISM
We deceive ourselves when we believe that life is worth living only when we feel happy and accomplished. In reality, life derives much of its meaning from the journey itself. Challenges, struggles, and obstacles are not merely interruptions to happiness; they are...
by vanissadrar | Jul 9, 2026 | BOOKS REVIEWS
I’ll be honest—when I first picked up Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me), I expected a fairly conventional psychology book about cognitive biases, sprinkled with amusing anecdotes about human irrationality. The title certainly suggests something lighthearted....
