Neshmeeya Abbas

  • November 11, 2025

    The real reason you were rejected

    Opinion You were not rejected because you are unworthy. You were rejected because you were not yet ready to hold what you asked for. This is...

  • October 07, 2025

    Every choice matters more than you think

    opinion Lives rarely collapse from one dramatic mistake. They erode through a thousand small choices dismissed as harmless. A “yes” when...

  • September 09, 2025

    BE MORE YOU

    But what if that framework is not only misguided, but entirely backwards?

  • August 19, 2025

    The most valuable person in the room

    In every room - gallery or boardroom, sidewalk cafe or dinner party - a quiet sorting unfolds....

  • July 22, 2025

    Make your life a thank-you letter

    The freedom to choose is not the default: You were born into a freedom your ancestors could only imagine...

  • July 08, 2025

    THE COURAGE TO STAY SOFT

    We admire those who move on quickly, who never show hurt, and who never need time to mend....

  • June 03, 2025

    Be the architect, not the audience

    But beneath that performance lies a deeper avoidance: of risk, of judgment, of self-revelation....

  • May 13, 2025

    Stop numbing, start living

    There is a crisis unfolding across the modern world, but it does not announce itself with catastrophe or spectacle....

  • March 11, 2025

    Failure doesn’t exist: It is progress in disguise

    If we remove failure as a category, what we are left with is movement. And movement, in any form, cannot be meaningless....

  • February 04, 2025

    From Stagnancy to Serendipity

    Sometimes, the smallest habits hold the power to transform our lives in ways we don’t expect. A simple to-do list, once dismissed as a mundane...

  • January 31, 2020

    Winter fashion trends

    However, there is one age group in particular that is especially focused on discovering themselves: teenagers. Teenagers happen to be the most...

  • January 27, 2020

    Take Five

    The line between film and television has officially been blurred. With the likes of Al Pacino and Cate Blanchett making their television debut and...

  • January 25, 2020

    Takeaways from the after parties

    Whether it’s the Golden Globes, Netflix or the upcoming Oscars, the after parties lead to some of the best moments. Instep tracks the stars.

  • January 24, 2020

    2020: The year in pop culture

    What to expect from cinema, music and television in the age of streaming battles, comic book heroes and sequels.

  • January 21, 2020

    SAG 2020: Iconic wins and best moments

    Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt and Joaquin Phoenix among winners.

  • January 15, 2020

    Joker sweeps Academy Awards 2020 with 11 nods

    Will Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, nominated for Best Film, beat Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood?

  • January 14, 2020

    The head-turning looks of Hollywood’s royalty

    Not only is the Critics’ Choice Awards one of the most prestigious events on the awards calendar, but the event prompts some of Hollywood’s...