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Back when MESA first launched in March 2020, we virtually spoke to Italian-Syrian designer Efrem Damiani about the birth of their fashion brand Efetishism. Almost two years later, we met…
Last year, I was convinced that TikTok was for children. I had conversations about how annoying the app was and that I’d die before ever using the platform myself. Alive…
I hadn’t spent as much time with my grandfather as I would have liked to before he passed away. I was three years old when my family moved from Pakistan…
The saying goes, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. In Myanmar, the government is learning a different lesson: allying with the military junta is a double-edged sword, and…
When I place the crown on Ryan Lanji’s head before we start shooting, he assures me of one thing: “I always give good head,” he jokes, flashing me a Colgate…
It’s impossible to compile a Christmas gift guide without mentioning the yoyo lockdown we’re all currently facing. While I did try my very best to omit the L word for…
If lockdown has proved anything, it’s that so much creativity is still possible in a virtual space, if you put your mind to it. The URL way of living has…
If CERU was a hotel, I’d stay there the entire weekend. Pack my bags with homey, yet de rigueur attire and never leave the premises, because there simply wouldn’t be any reason…
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