Diversity and inclusion are a necessity, not a nicety
https://www.ericsson.com/en/blog/2019/10/diversity-and-inclusion-are-a-necessity-not-a-nicety?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=TeamEricsson&utm_content=d6dde679-b1ec-4ff2-832b-f7fe8d7664d3 Diversity is multifaceted in my view. It includes gender, age, cultural background, knowledge and skillset. Diversity is about having different ideas, perspectives and approaches. However, diversity is only the…
Why do abusive men (and the women who support them) behave the way they do?
https://qz.com/india/1669110/metoo-india-gave-me-the-courage-to-talk-about-domestic-violence/ New Delhi, 1990. I am 16, seated in the living room of my paternal grandfather’s home, reading a newspaper. My grandfather pushes open the mesh door and walks in…
HBO’s Invisible Stories on life in Singapore’s public housing shows the city beneath the glitter
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3018338/hbos-invisible-stories-life-singapores-public-housing-shows Far from the excessive wealth of Singapore’s crazy rich citizens, Invisible Stories shines a light on the lives of how most people in the Lion City live Series creator…
An attempt to make Sichuan red chilli oil辣椒油
https://www.quora.com/q/jlgybnwtgpduqria/An-attempt-to-make-Sichuan-red-chilli-oil%E8%BE%A3%E6%A4%92%E6%B2%B9?filter=&nsrc=2&snid3=4671540215 Each Sichuan family has their own version of chilli oil. My mom’s was rather simple: use the stone mortar to crush the dried chillies and pour hot oil to…
“Man Becomes the Sex Organs of the Machine World”
“Man becomes, as it were, the sex organs of the machine world, as the bee of the plant world, enabling it to fecundate and to evolve ever new forms. The…
How Supermodels Are like Toxic Assets
by Ashley Mears (Photo: Coco Rocha in Bill Blass by Peter Som February 2008, Photographed by Ed Kavishe for Fashion Wire Press, and is licensed under creative commons.) In 2002,…
Gendercide – The war on baby girls
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2010/03/04/gendercide Killed, aborted or neglected, at least 100m girls have disappeared—and the number is rising IMAGINE you are one half of a young couple expecting your first child in a…
Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin
https://www.economist.com/china/2019/04/13/many-chinese-suffer-discrimination-based-on-their-regional-origin Life is often hard for internal migrants in China, especially those from Henan and the north-east Apr 11th 2019 THE SCHOOLCHILDREN started to vomit. Some fell unconscious and were…