The fanciful illusion of astrology
Sraavya Sambara, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2020
According to the acclaimed astrology app Co-Star, I’m having “trouble with my spirituality.” And, considering that I joined Co-Star mainly to make a point, that’s probably true. Astrology has always had a persistent, if muted, effect on my life. Soon after I was born, my parents — both a...
The splintering illusion of “celebrity”
Sraavya Sambara, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2020
Dear Reader, I find it wildly ironic when a celebrity gives an interview in which they scorn the concept of “celebrity.” In the classic era of “Old Hollywood,” “celebrity” was, if not more tangible, at least more clearly defined than the nebulous modern phenomenon it’s morphed into. ...
The illusion of inclusive marketing
Sraavya Sambara, Editor-in-Chief
December 1, 2019
Dear Reader, There’s this one store in the San Ramon City Center that I’ve told all of my friends about. It’s this impossibly stylish clothing store, owned by an ex-supermodel, with a meticulously curated designer collection targeting the strata of women who would consider a $1,000 w...
Illusions and Ironies: an introduction
Sraavya Sambara, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2019
Dear Reader, Sometimes I feel like I’m locked in a room of fun-house mirrors and the only way I can stop dissecting myself is if I close my eyes. I loom out in front of myself in odd proportions and angles, and I psychoanalyze everything I see until I’ve descended into a rabbit ho...
