Mardiyyah Adeka

England, United Kingdom

Journalist Intern at Trill Mag

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Books in Bloom: The Essence of Spring in Literature

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

You tend to know spring writing when you feel it. It doesn’t announce itself. There’s a stretching tone, a certain shift in temperature. The air gets looser. A sentence starts to breathe. You’ll find yourself halfway through a paragraph about gardens or weather or someone walking very slowly past a window, and suddenly you realize: ah — it’s spring. This isn’t about the date on the publishing calendar, though that too has its signals. Covers get softer.
Books in Bloom: The Essence of Spring in Literature

4 weeks ago | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

You tend to know spring writing when you feel it. It doesn’t announce itself. There’s a stretching tone, a certain shift in temperature. The air gets looser. A sentence starts to breathe. You’ll find yourself halfway through a paragraph about gardens or weather or someone walking very slowly past a window, and suddenly you realize: ah — it’s spring. This isn’t about the date on the publishing calendar, though that too has its signals. Covers get softer.
Blue Nights, Didion, & the Last Great American Diarist

2 months ago | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

“In certain latitudes, there comes a span of time approaching and following the summer solstice, some weeks in all, when the twilights turn long and blue.”Blue Nights begins with Joan Didion’s meditation on the mercurial highs and midpoints of the April-through-June season. A time soaked in intangible, perhaps spiritual, restlessness that forewarns the impermanence of the approaching summer period.
Why you Should Take a Digital Summer Vacation - Trill Mag

Jul 27, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

Explore the transformative power of a digital detox during summer to reconnect with yourself while on vacation.
In-Depth Recommendations From The Web's Literary Communities

Jun 18, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

From aesthetically curated Instagram covers to passionate video reviews on TikTok, online literary communities have reshaped the values, recommendations, and storytelling experiences for readers today. With a vast array of genres, themes, and stories represented in contemporary literature, the literary landscape has exploded, ushering its fastest-growing digital era. Today, online subcultures have emerged, forming communities around specific literary interests, preferences, and practices.
Florals, Decay, and the Timely Significance of the Met Gala Theme

May 14, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

The annual fundraising “Met” gala, hosted for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in Manhattan, marked the return of fashion’s biggest night, characterized by style, extravagance, and eyebrow-raising interpretations of its fantastical theme, “The Garden of Time.” Vogue’s most glamorous and exclusive event saw a gathering of the world’s most culturally relevant personalities from diverse professional backgrounds.
A Deep Dive Into Israel's Social Media Diplomacy

Apr 29, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

Diplomacy has long served as a crucial medium for political negotiation and communication to shape policy stances and public perception and maintain relations between nations. Due to 21st-century advancements, political diplomacy has shifted in the social media era to a reality filled with propaganda, democratic challenges, and ethical dilemmas.
Beauty, Fashion and Youth Consumer Culture

Apr 6, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

From deciding trends to driving demand, today’s young consumers play a pivotal role in shaping the beauty and fashion industries. But from the pitfalls of fast fashion and extreme beauty standards to the toxic lifestyle ideals shared via influencers on social media, young Gen-Z and Gen Alpha audiences are navigating a contradictory culture of mixed messages that affect their mental health.
Targeted Boycotting in the Digital age

Mar 17, 2024 | trillmag.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

Targeted boycotting has been pivotal to social movements, challenging systemic injustices. Today, amid ongoing human rights violations, modern activists leverage digital platforms to mobilize global support using the socio-political strategy. In the long history of activism against human rights violations, every landmark movement for justice has a defining peak.
Young People Would Rather Die Than Grow Up

Feb 2, 2024 | medium.com | Mardiyyah Adeka

From nostalgic pop anthems wanting to be “forever young” to the romanticization and idolization of teenagehood by culture and media, contemporary society is plagued by its relentless obsession with youth. This fixation has evolved in the digital age, with technology and social media turning the race against time into an ongoing infatuation, raising concerns about the impact of this preoccupation on our collective mindset.