Friends, Queers, Gentlefolk! Gather, for we have an urban fairytale especially for you. 

Any resemblances to people living or dead is purely coincidental and a figment of your imagination (or is it?). Please read aloud the following text in a suitably dramatic style.

So we started working with a new client on Monday this week. On Tuesday, the very next day, they fired us. 

This team of three techbros, let's call them "CoolApp", had signed off on our contract, agreed to our 3 month roadmap of deliverables, and paid us one month's advance on Sunday night.

So what happened? It's as mystifying to us as it no doubt will be to you. 

I was setting up the classroom that morning, when little Sanjeev stood by the doorway, clutching his open notebook to his chest. His eyes were shining, his tiny face was full of excited anticipation. He bobbed up and down on his toes, his patience slowly bursting at the seams as he waited for me while I pottered about.

In the last few months I’ve heard things like, “We already have enough problems to deal with, why bother worrying about something happening in Palestine?” Okay let me ask you, ‘’Why shouldn’t I worry about Palestine?’’

Just because it's far away doesn't mean it's not real. The pain, the loss, the suffering— it’s  happening right now, whether you choose to see it or not. You don’t have to be physically there to be affected or to make a difference. If it's possible for someone who is far away to experience such devastation and injustice, it could happen to any of us, because we are all connected as people. No one is truly immune to these forces, which is why we must recognize the shared vulnerabilities we face and work together for change.

Until the year I turned 33, I thought Alzheimer’s Disease was a scary tragic thing that happened to other people. I didn’t think it would even remotely touch my life— until my father-in-law’s diagnosis.

So why am I talking about this now, on a random Saturday? Because today, Sept 21, is Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. But to most people it’s an irrelevant “old-age issue” that you don’t have to deal with— until suddenly someone you care about has it, and now you do have to deal with it.

I can't believe it’s already been six months since I started working at Moonbird. Time has flown, and so much has changed—my skills, my outlook, and even a little bit of my confidence (maybe?). When I first joined, I thought I'd just be doing video production and editing. Well, that’s not entirely true anymore! Here are six things I’ve learned in 6 months of Moonbird.

The Met Gala was only one of the glaring contrasts our world displayed in 2024. Sure, it’s an obvious one, almost too easy to talk about— celebrities posing in obscenely expensive clothes while Rafah is being carpet bombed. Smaller versions of this contrast exist every day— celebration juxtaposed with unimaginable horrors all around the world. So why now? Why are we calling in the millions for a digital guillotine to deplatform celebrities?

Branding for non-profits is as important as branding for for-profits.

Investing in branding is not just about aesthetics. It's also about maximizing your potential to make a difference. A strong brand communicates your purpose, distinguishes your values, builds trust, and attracts people to your cause. You cannot afford to be generic or forgettable when your cause depends on the value your organization adds.

A note from the founders Rheea Mukherjee and Indu Manohar talking about how they started Moonbird Creative and why it was important to do this in the face of a world that devalued human lives through genocide.