The first-ever conference for hashtags is held to give them a chance to meet old friends and make new ones, mingle, betray, and network. Our coverage of the conference begins with a conversation among some influential hashtags. Enjoy.

The roads have traffic jams at intersections, offices are abuzz with voices behind masks, marketplaces have opened up for people to set up shops. I ask, have we gotten used to this pandemic?

Three months in and we still don’t know where we are. If this shutdown was a 15th century Spanish expeditionary voyage, we’d point to the next

As a child, every afternoon my playdates and I would go up to the roof of the tallest building in the community and stare at the clouds and make up a new story each day.

It's remarkable that the concept of racism, something many of us don't face directly, managed to infuriate us to this extent. It's important for many different reasons, and one of them is how this serves as a point of reflection.

Italy, you went down first, and then the rest of you guys; France, Spain and the UK decided to follow suit. It's like you can't even see Germany and South Korea labouring up and down the wings, the only ones among you who really tried.

My name is Pineapple Comosus and I live with my family in Hawaii. The reason why I'm traveling halfway across the globe is to have a secret rendezvous with my boyfriend, Pie.

If you didn't develop a skill, read no books, watched no movies during the pandemic, or didn't do what your friends did, ask yourself: does it really matter?

Opening her eyes doesn’t make a difference, the space is pitch-black. Unsure if she overslept, she looked around, noting the distinguishable

Lie with me, here,

Sing me a song of merrier times.

This place of whatever square metres is a cure to everything, a sanctuary whenever one needs it; for privacy or some fresh air the balcony can't compensate.

The English Premier League returns to action tomorrow, and we are more emotional than we need to be. But for good reason.

The writer explores the many facades of adulthood as she turns 18.

The PlayStation 5 is here, almost. Check out what you can expect with the newest console (yet) to hit the block (yet).

Art is an extremely fluid notion. Keeping in mind that everyone's mind is a vessel of a different shape, the big picture once the colours coalesce is also different to each set of eyes.

Freshman year is when students expect to navigate through the untouched terrains of a new environment and educational system. It is also considered a time when academic pressure is the least. However, due to Covid-19, the present and the future look very different for the newly admitted.

Imagine 2020 as a football match. We—the people—have conceded a million goals or more. Our opponents? You couldn’t see them; they’re all over the place and they’re lightning fast. Bullied, ransacked, and fighting for our lives, we don’t know what to do but to stay put. Like we are now at our homes.

To relax and relieve stress from Covid-19, it’s necessary for us to calm our minds and divert our attention away from all the negativity. That’s where the appeal of anime comes in.

As the country reopens to life pre-pandemic in a strange turn of events, what should you be expecting?