#identity

#identity

Essentialism is the belief that members of a category share an inherent and immutable essence or core that distinguishes them from non-members (Gelman, 2003). Most people, for example, believe that living things are fundamentally different from non-living things.

E.F. Schumacher cautions that reducing work to mere output risks destroying opportunities for human growth and flourishing, indicating that work's true value lies beyond its economic benefits.

"I get to keep my identity as a gay person, even though my partner is a woman."

"The nuns would teach you a lesson, said my mother."

Social media creates new identities in order to commodify them, with decisions curated under personalization, designed primarily for profit. Language shifts reflect these changes.

For over a century, different psychological theories have converged on the understanding that the self is not singular, but a complex amalgamation of various parts.

Two people sitting with their backs to each other in a bistro - that was marriage. Chairs flung across the room; tables flipped; fingers idling on the switch of an electric carving knife: all these things were marriage, too.

Without these people, without supporters, I would be nothing. Chef Bruja published her first cookbook, titled Tales Of The Bronx, which records the cultural melting pot of New York City by highlighting the blend of the Bronx and the Caribbean in food.

Ramsey's Wildfire Days was published June 17, and Selby's Hotshot will be released on Aug.12.

The act of wrapping the world in cling film. Bethany Handley extends the metaphor further in the title poem of her recent pamphlet, Cling Film.

In Inuit culture, babies are not born "out of wedlock," and we consider that babies themselves choose their parents. Adoption is much celebrated.

Devotion has its roots in the Latin, devovere, to vow. It goes beyond love, implying an active, passionate desire to prove one's love.

He faced a huge parking lot, lined with police cars and surrounded by an imposing fence. There were a few police buses, too... looking like school buses except they were white instead of yellow and the windows were covered with metal grates.

I am estranged from my father because he became a MAGA zombie, accusing me of all manner of sex crimes because I'm on the rainbow.

Felix and Jess navigate social dynamics at a wedding reminiscent of Jane Austen's work, where old customs still influence interactions despite societal changes.

Over the years, I've had the privilege of working with some of the most innovative minds across technology, business, and various creative fields. Across hundreds of conversations and collaborations, I've noticed a consistent pattern: The most original thinkers are those who embrace and fully express their contradictions.

The multi-panel painting spans 21 sections and chronicles a personal and artistic journey shaped by exile, longing, and transformation.

I think presenting your true self-especially when there's a lot of powers trying to shut that down-as opposed to just spewing out some bullshit to please someone is not in any of our interests.

"Listen to us! We've been out of the Bronx for years but we still sound like idiots! It doesn't just go away. She doesn't have that in the way she talks."

Changing my name is like updating my entire identity one tedious form at a time. I didn’t feel an emotional connection to my previous last name, but it was just easier to keep it.

Personal truth is defined as the deeply held understanding of who we are—our values, beliefs, and experiences—that shape how we perceive the world and our place within it.

Perfect Victims is a polemic asserting the Palestinian right to self-defense. It's also a repudiation of the media's racist insistence that Palestinians must, above all else, consider the feelings of those carrying out their annihilation.

Mariya spends a significant portion of her days as this cartoon character, at once wholly real while being completely artificial. She is a professional performer, although her stage is virtual. Instead of a glimpse into a room or a home, her surroundings are fully drawn - she could be in a beach setting one day and an ornate office the next.

Didion's recollections focus less on Hearst and more on her own contradictory identity shaped by her California roots, showcasing her conflicted feelings about the place.

Growing up in Colombia and online has defined the way I create art, as my identity has been shaped by a country with both superficial and conservative values.

Labels such as "refugee," "migrant," and "asylum seeker" are often temporary and do not reflect the full identity of individuals who have left their homes to begin a new life elsewhere.

Fire was once the most fundamental resource for human survival. Now in the twenty-first century, people are completely disconnected from fire's role in the natural world. Colonialism is at least partially responsible for this amnesia; Black and Indigenous peoples' fire practices have been continually erased.

I wanted to eat an artichoke.

While the invitation you received was kind, accepting it may not serve you as well as reaching out to your family in a way that is safe for you.