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15 Years After Britney Sang About It, Why “Toxic” is Oxford’s Word of the Year

Fifteen years ago, Britney Spears made a frothy pop song about a toxic relationship. Today, in the era of #MeToo, the word has a very different connotation. It was so much in vogue over the last year that Oxford English Dictionary anointed it 2018’s Word of the Year.

Kahini Iyer June 8, 2016

Pop Culture

It’s Now Legit to Hate Coldplay

The excessive hate that Coldplay gets has little to do with the band. It’s a victim of a trend – where a self-professed “discerning” listener disregards all pop music.

Akhil Sood May 19, 2016

Pop Culture

Framing and Failing Britney Spears

Framing Britney Spears, a heartbreaking documentary by The New York Times, is a story about the public vilification of the pop star. It is testament to the fact that society detests women who control their lives and the only way to restore the old order is to strip them off this autonomy – as illustrated by what the men and media have done.

Sahej Marwah April 21, 2016

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The Grammy Awards: When You Know You’re Officially Old

Maybe it’s time to admit that millennials are no longer the sole custodians of cool. Adulting is hard, and part of it involves not being able to score hipster points by discovering a band before anyone else.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 28, 2016