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This one's quite a short memoir- But when did bananas come to mean craziness? It's known that bananas have been symbolic of slapstick comedy because of its unfortunate curved shape, but why this slang term came about is pretty much unknown. Really think about- why didn't apples, or oranges, or kiwis take the badge for craziness? A lot of things in our world end up with impressions like these that never change- like grass and weeds, that are considered to be 'encroaching' on farmlands and...

One of my most cherished television shows that always takes me back to high school and revives the kid in me is 'Alexa and Katie'. This sitcom on Netflix shows the journey of two inseparable best friends of the same names, going through their life in high school with all its overwhelming yet memorable ups and downs and irresistible laughs as Alexa battles leukemia. I remember watching it for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, when you run out of things to do when you are stuck...

There was a time back when I was in the 10th grade, and our family went on one our beloved long drives to a camping spot in the outskirts of Hyderabad that we wanted to check out. It was the middle of January, when the curtains of winter quietly and gently started drawing themselves, slit by slit, to the warm sunshine of spring, and a blue sky speckled with white, cottony cloud. I have no idea the name of the place, nor how far away it was from home- just that there was white grass, unknown...