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I am a Bangladeshi-born writer, lifelong bookaholic and devoted cinephile. I write reviews and reflections shaped by close reading, careful research and a love of philosophy. Every piece starts with one question: what is this work really trying to say, and does it succeed?

What Is the Theory of Stupidity, and Why Is It Scarier Than Evil?

Theory of Stupidity

What Is the Theory of Stupidity? Did you ever argue with someone using facts, sources, and plain logic, and watch … Read more

Keto Diet Slashes Liver Fat by 67% and Reverses Prediabetes, New Study Finds

Keto Diet Slashes Liver Fat by 67%

A new clinical trial from Washington University School of Medicine reveals that while all weight-loss diets improve metabolic health, the … Read more

Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay: A Life of Organizing for Equality

Gloria Steinem's Final Essay

In her final essay for The New Yorker, legendary feminist and organizer Gloria Steinem reflects on a lifetime of activism, tracing … Read more

Robert Kiyosaki Debt: He’s $1.2 Billion in Debt. Here’s What That Actually Means.

Robert Kiyosaki Debt

The Rich Dad Poor Dad author’s massive debt figure is a marketing move, and his ex-wife says it doesn’t mean … Read more

GPT-6 Astra: OpenAI’s New Generation of AI Intelligence

GPT-6 Astra

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra is designed to move artificial intelligence beyond answering questions toward carrying out complex, multi-step work. Artificial intelligence … Read more

HBO Harry Potter (2026) and the Philosopher’s Stone Series

HBO Harry Potter

277 million views in 48 hours. That’s the staggering power of the new 277 million views in 48 hours. That’s the staggering power … Read more

The Runner 2026 Review: Why Gal Gadot’s Prime Video Thriller Crashed at 9% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Runner 2026 Review

Can Gal Gadot outrun the worst reviews of her career? The Runner proves that even Wonder Woman can’t escape a … Read more

A Brief History of Seven Killings Review: Booker Winner’s Epic Jamaican Saga

A Brief History of Seven Killings Review

Did you know that on December 3, 1976, just two days before a peace concert, seven gunmen stormed Bob Marley’s … Read more

The Disappearers by Marlon James: A Reckoning with Jamaica’s Hidden Queer History

The Disappearers by Marlon James summary

The Disappearers by Marlon James is not an ordinary historical novel, and that may be exactly why it deserves your … Read more

AI Food Photos Are Going Viral for All the Wrong Reasons: Why “Slop Menus” Are Repelling Customers

AI Food Photos Are Going Viral

AI food photos going viral for the wrong reasons? AI-generated menu images are taking over restaurants and food trucks, but … Read more

Profits Prophets Coaches and Kings: Why Jared Diamond’s Latest Book Will Frustrate You and Fascinate You at the Same Time

Profits Prophets Coaches and Kings summary review

Did you ever wonder whether the person sitting in the Oval Office actually changes your life, or whether you’d be … Read more

A Time of Witches Summary

A Time of Witches Summary

Did you know that in 1645, a single witch trial in Bury St. Edmunds resulted in the execution of 18 … Read more

30 Common Facts That Are Actually False (With the Real Science)

30 Common Facts That Are Actually False

Did your teacher ever tell you that you only use ten percent of your brain, or that a goldfish forgets … Read more

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey: A Chilling Look Inside the FLDS Cult That Will Haunt You

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey summary

Can a religious leader’s absolute power turn an entire community into a prison where girls as young as 12 become … Read more

Why Book Ownership and Owning Too Many Books Became a Cultural Obsession

Book Ownership and Owning Too Many Books Became a Cultural Obsession

Book ownership has always carried a certain weight—intellectual, emotional, and even aspirational. But in recent years, owning too many books … Read more

The Undercover Economist at 20, Wrong About Amazon, Right About Power

Undercover Economist

Why does the same sandwich cost more at a train station kiosk than it does four blocks away at the … Read more

Reading the Hercule Poirot Series in Order, From Styles to Curtain

Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie summary reading guide

Did you know that when Agatha Christie finally let her most famous detective die, in a novel she had actually … Read more

The Dark Knight 2008 Is Overrated: Why It Is Still the Greatest

The Dark Knight 2008 summary review

Do you remember the first time a movie made you feel genuinely uneasy, not just thrilled, but morally unsettled? The … Read more

Delusional by James Patterson Review: Michael Bennett #18 Hits Shelves August 2026

Delusional by James Patterson

Delusional by James Patterson is a fast-paced Michael Bennett thriller that mixes deadly bombings, domestic extremism, family conflict and a … Read more

The Worldly Philosophers: Why This 70-Year-Old Book Still Makes Economics Feel Like a Thriller

The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner summary review

Did you know that the ideas of a few obscure academics have shaped wars, revolutions, and the very structure of … Read more

Naked Economics Book Review: Does This Dismal Science Primer Actually Make Sense of Our Chaotic World?

Naked Economics Book Review

Do you actually understand why your grocery bill keeps climbing, why your 401(k) sometimes looks like a sad joke, or … Read more

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