As socialization increasingly shifts online, we are likely to form more (and more intense) parasocial bonds and see a blurring of the boundaries between the real and the parasocial. By Sohel Sarkar In 1893, when Arthur Conan Doyle shoved his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes off a cliff, fans went into public mourning, forcing the author...
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The Weight of a Backpack: Mental Health in South Asian Immigrant Communities
While mental health in South Asian communities, especially among first-generation women, is pervasive, the core of these challenges is far more complex. TW/CW: discussions of mental health, depression, and mentions of suicide By Sara Surani When I was in high school, I carried a very heavy backpack, a bright blue and pink JanSport filled with...