India Sweets & Spices, about a girl named Alia who discovers family secrets during summer break, certainly does have imperfections. But I’m happy that it exists and that it adds to the growing (and never perfect) list of stories told about South Asians.
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India’s Pragmatism – Staying the Frak Out of the Middle East
In a provocative essay in Foreign Affairs, Shashank Joshi lays out the reasons why India has, by and large, stayed out of Middle Eastern
Continue readingThe Humors of the God(s)
Phil Plait would be loathe to endorse a religious turn-of-phrase for such a ridiculous situation but as far as I’m concerned, surely, the God(s)
Continue readingThe Darker the Flesh, the Deeper the Soul
I read a post over at Girl You So Well Spoken detailing an apparent casting call for a Ciroc commercial seeking “light-skinned african americans”.
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