And God said, let there be mushrooms, and there was mushroom cappuccino with truffle oil, He said, “Let there be fish”, and there was baby rawas , He said “Let there be lamb” and there was lamb shank and last of all, He said “Ay Ganpat, chal daaru la” and there was pitcher of white […]
Nick introduced me to Sigur Ros when we were just getting to know each other. Moments of the first few months we spent together, are punctuated by their music and so I think I’m particularly partial to them. During those days, as we sat at Heddon watching the sky reflected in the placid water of […]
Niharika has long since earned the reputation for being the purveyor of crappy forwards via text message. The kind that you think are being written by a guy in a red shirt, yellow pants and one long coke nail, who stands by the side of taxis checking himself out in the rear view mirror occasionally […]
Kirsten handed me a copy of Kim Edwards’ The Memory Keeper’s Daughter a week ago. She said it was a book I had to read, and I think she’s also been trying to pan off her books on people she know will respect and care for them, since she moved into her new apt. in […]
Yesterday, while hanging out with Sunny bhaiya, my cousin who takes the mantle of “Geek” with too much pride, our conversation steered as usual to our children, or as they’re known to the general public, the i-phones. At the cost of wandering off on a tangent after the first sentence of the post, I love […]
The title of Katie Roiphe’s recent WSJ article was spot on. I’m a sucker for good copy writing, and it was enough to make me want to keep reading. (Remember kids, a good headline and snappy introduction is all it takes!) Her premise is interesting, that young adults are now attracted to literature that is […]
“Today, two of my cousins sat me down and said they wanted to give me an early Birthday present.With straight faces, they look at me and say: “we signed you up for eHarmony, and paid for 12 months. Not only do my cousins think I need help finding a boyfriend, but they think it take […]
The Tennessee Tribune, Middle America’s leading African American publication based in Nashville, TN recently published a list of the names and addresses of non-voting registered voters in the 2004 election.The purpose was clear: to shame these people into coming out in 2008. Even though the list of names covers only the local area, the move […]
It was bound to happen. In the most blatant display of fair weather friendship in recent times, Joe the plumber is now suddenly “appalled” at McCain in regards to his views on the 700 billion dollar disaster. As they rode around on the McCain Mobile, the Straight Talk Express and discussed the bailout, Samuel W. […]