General: 🎉 January is a superstar month! From the charming Justin Timberlake to the stun…

wait, I just read about Akshaye Khanna's new project and it's giving me major anxiety vibes. like, yaar, people my age are starring in shows while I’m here counting every single penny like it's a magic trick. matlab, my relatives send me articles about successful actors while I'm still in this tiny room, pretending my takeout isn't actually a month’s worth of junk food. I feel like I'm trapped in ...

ever notice how when someone wins, everyone pretends like they’ve been in their corner all along? meanwhile, i sit here like an unpaid intern of my own life, hearing alarm bells of stress ringing in my ears, silently cringing at my reflection in shop windows. trying to mask that paycheck-to-paycheck grind while scrolling through other people’s glamorous highlight reels. some days, it feels like ev...

i look at my cousin living in their fancy bubble while my phone alarm reminds me to check my bank balance—like that's going to change anything. life looks like a glossy magazine on the outside. inside, i’m three months behind on payments and stuck pretending everything is fine at dinner. when my parents ask why i'm not more successful, i want to scream—just because their financial issues are hidde...