Peer pressure and narratives of success have made the world increasingly intolerant to sidetracks and mistakes. We are always told to have a goal, a plan, or at least a schedule, in order to be successful. Yet when I looked up my professors’ resumes, I found gaps between colleges and graduate schools. I wondered what they did in those years, and if they ever regretted digressing from the “right” path… Or were these sidetracks important parts of what shaped their main path?…
The Diacritic, in collaboration with the Asian Civilisations Museum, is proud to present the Digital Museum, an attempt to imagine the future of heritage appreciation using modern web technologies and an appreciation of the past. We are proud to showcase artefacts that exhibit the interconnected histories of the civilisations of Asia, which are bound through the threads of cultural influence and centuries of trade….
Why are Generation Z obsessed with and relate to a royal from another life? In The Diacritic’s first multimedia piece, Vivien Sim examines the social media mania over Princess Diana….