Aaqib Hasib

Cognitive dissonance might sound like one of those fancy terms that you learn in school or university, which you will never have to use in your real life; the reality of cognitive dissonance, however, has quite a significant effect in our lives.

The alarm rings, it is 10 AM. You think to yourself, “No more early morning classes.” School is over and university has started, propelling you towards a whole new world.

Ever imagined your life as a sitcom or movie with an amazing backing track playing throughout? From more mellow tracks during the ordinary moments, to more hard hitting ones when things start getting intense.

Whether you're starting at a new school, coaching, university or job, there's a few quick ways to get acquainted with all the new people around you.

Another year passed, another year missed. My own musings would crack me up at times, quite literally. I stood on the corner of Farmgate, near the police box, wondering how the next year would pan out.

The future of music, for general listeners, is in streaming. With the rise of platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, storing music on ones devices has become a thing of the past.

The topic of climate change has been scientifically acknowledged as being real, through the use of statistical analysis. The major causes for the Earth's rising temperature levels are carbon emissions and deforestation; the former being more directly linked with climate change.

A fictional future where the world is ravaged by rising sea levels and climate-induced migration.

Daily media consumption has become an integral part of our lives. In the past decade, we've moved from consuming traditional to more digital media; cable TV rolled over into irrelevance as YouTube entered into more and more homes with the mass availability of faster internet.

Another 7 AM morning marks the beginning of the endless nightmare that your life has become. You slowly drag your hands across your face, tired of this cycle of exhaustion and self-hate.

Anderson Paak's latest album “Oxnard” goes off on a tangent in comparison to his previous albums. Oxnard is more than just an album though, it is a musical endeavour that dives into a universe so different from contemporary hip-hop that it feels refreshing.

The weekends, what a wonderful concept! Imagine if they didn't exist, what a nightmare that would be.

As football fans, we spend much of our time engrossed in weekly league games, UEFA Champions league(UCL) fixtures and couch FIFA matches. Majority of our entertainment revolves around the football season, spanning over the course of August to May.

Watches had, for the longest time, been considered as tools for use in our daily lives. The ability to check the time by simply glancing at your wrist made life easier for everyone.

Looking back, I can clearly remember, thinking that there was no way video games could get any better than this. I was wrong. Fast forward to the present, I realise that a younger version of me would be awed at the sheer number of gaming titles, platforms and the overall innovation that exists now.

Neil Gaiman ticked all the boxes on the “celebrity author” checklist long before he garnered mainstream fame. He guest starred in two episodes of “The Simpsons”, wrote multiple bestselling novels, penned one of the greatest comic book series of all time, and (what he considers to be one of his greatest achievements) scripted an episode of Doctor Who.

Fake news was a phrase popularised by Donald Trump during his run for the US presidency in 2016. However, fake news is more than just a tool used to discredit or delegitimise the media for one's own agenda.

I remember when I was new. Fresh out of the factory, with that “new bike” smell. The display window in a bike showroom was my second home; I was proud, proud of the fact that I was what young college boys lusted after.

Bangladesh's gaming scene has primarily been focused on League of Legends, Counter-Strike and Dota for years now. The recent addition of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (R6S) to the scene in Bangladesh has completely changed that.

The middle of the week is just a reminder to how far the end really is. But this week it's different. Why? Because the Champions League is on tonight!