Spread of watch parts and descriptions of watchmaker industry. I’m moving out of NYC, my home of the past six years, today. I’ll be setting off for a wild and woolly adventure around the country and the globe (in case you weren’t aware of my travel plans, take a look!). I’m going to be taking […]
The woman in the photo is wearing no clothes. She has light brown skin, lighter than me, and her dark hair is swept back in a wave. Her breasts are emblazoned with the message “Made in Bangladesh.” It’s not shocking to me – I too am a child of diaspora, an American Bengali or Bengali […]
This post is in response to Rachel Hills’ intriguing Tumblr post “Some Questions I Have About Erotic Capital.” In this piece (a response itself to Catherine Hakim’s book, funnily enough), she asks her readers several questions about ideas of beauty and body positivity. Here’s a breakdown: 1. Is valuing beauty the root of the problem […]