last night i went to open the door to my old startup office, even though i no longer have the keys. stood there, half-expecting some ghost of hope to float by, only to remember that my co-founder decided forging documents was easier than a conversation. four years of 70-hour weeks for him to leave me with nothing but a sad story and some great hashtags. so here i am, drafting my autobiography titl...
not gonna lie, sometimes i scroll through the notes app on my phone instead of calling anyone. it is like staring into a well of missed connections. there are lists of places i wanted to go, texts i almost sent, reminders for moments i let slip away. my friends' names feel like artifacts of a time when i thought loneliness could be a choice. now they are just ghost notifications on my screen.
i literally just remembered the time i went to a khaleeji wedding and somehow ended up leading the line for the "dancing." wallah, i thought it would be a joke. like, why is everyone cheering me on? my moves were more like a broken robot than a dancer. ya3ni i hit the wrong beat and twirled right into the groom's family table, spilling majboos everywhere. they looked at me like i was the bride's secret ex or something. honestly, i just wanted to melt into the floor. now, habibi, it is hard to show my face in that area again, no way.
i literally just remembered the time i went to a khaleeji wedding and somehow ended up leading the line for the "dancing." wallah, i thought it would be a joke. like, why is everyone cheering me on? my moves were more like a broken robot than a dancer. ya3ni i hit the wrong beat and twirled right into the groom's family table, spilling majboos everywhere. they looked at me like i was the bride's secret ex or something. honestly, i just wanted to melt into the floor. now, habibi, it is hard to show my face in that area again, no way.
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s new romcom, "The Drama," has already gone off the rails with a plot twist that cheapens the trauma of real victims, like those affected by Columbine. It is deeply insensitive for these actors to play in a story that exploits such serious subjects purely for shock value, showcasing a staggering lack of respect. Hollywood needs to stop sensationalizing tragedies for en...