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By Karthika Back and forth, we’re in a tennis court throwing words back and forth. Cynicism opposes “hopecore”, should becomes cannot. You just start hoping that what the other person is saying is just a bunch of hyperbole mashed up together to sound fancy. But no, it’s not. Hopecore combats the “mean world syndrome”. We live in a world that is so distraught and distressed that we now have terms for upliftment. Nice! Very much needed. But how far can the hope be instilled in us when we are...

By Sayali The rise of generative AI has brought an end to the most verifiable source we used to have- cameras. In the past, the final nail in any cheater or lying politician’s coffin was a photograph or video. Now, any such evidence is immediately accompanied by doubt. Is what we’re seeing real or generated? Is it what actually happened or a myth perpetuated by the ‘other side’? Generative AI has in these turbulent times, made manipulation easier than ever. Once seen as the holder of...

By Shreya Sreekumar Scroll through any social media feed today and you’ll find tragedy sitting uncomfortably beside humor. A natural disaster becomes a meme template within hours. A public figure’s mistake turns into a trending joke before facts are fully understood.Racial or classist slurs are considered to be “funny” insults. Even deeply personal struggles—grief, mental health, trauma—are increasingly packaged into bite-sized humor. Somewhere along the way, everything became a joke. And in...