Silpa Kovvali (page 3)

Twitter: @silpakov

Silpa Kovvali is a New York-based writer who focuses on social and cultural criticism. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Boston Globe, and The New Republic, amongst others.

Hamilton
A "Hamilton" miracle: I lost the ticket lottery, but discovered something priceless Silpa Kovvali
Bill And Hillary Clinton
Bill, Hillary and the women: Should millennials care about Bill Clinton's sex scandals? Silpa Kovvali
30 Rock
If the "C-Word" fits, let's embrace it: Women don't need to be sheltered from this one powerful insult Silpa Kovvali
Roosevelt, Trump, Wilson
Donald Trump, FDR and Princeton's Woodrow Wilson problem: Here's how we stop defending historical racism and move forward Silpa Kovvali
Gender Puzzle
Let's call everyone "they": Gender-neutral language should be the norm, not the exception Silpa Kovvali
Donald Trump, Spencer Pratt
Who said it — Donald Trump or Spencer Pratt? "If you want to throw missiles, I’m throwing a nuke. This is how I operate" Silpa Kovvali
Master of None
"Master of None" tackles the empathy gap: How nuanced minority stories can shrink the emotional gulf between white Americans and "others" Silpa Kovvali
Who's really demanding to be coddled on campus? Yale students aren't the spoiled brats for refusing to be racially trolled on Halloween Silpa Kovvali
Straight Outta Compton
The solace of street knowledge: Violence, black vulnerability and reading the lessons of Ta-Nehisi Coates in "Straight Outta Compton" Silpa Kovvali
Globe
There is no such thing as an "unbiased" history class: The right-wing backlash against AP U.S. history masks a deeper problem with how and what we teach Silpa Kovvali
David Foster Wallace
Watching "The Real Housewives" with David Foster Wallace: Why reality TV is good for America, after all Silpa Kovvali