Thoughts on the Sunken Place, Wakanda, & the Model Minority Myth
I sometimes wish I could go back in time and be my own guardian angel. I would reach down into that dark place of the … Read more
Rohin Guha
Of Pride & Power
“So put on your coat / Give them a show / Make them all desperate to be you” – HURTS, “Beautiful Ones” I am struggling … Read more
Aparna Sen’s Golden Girls-meets-Bridesmaids Film Sonata Looks Poised to Hit the Right Notes
Um, you guys. Last night over dinner, my mom told me all about Aparna Sen’s amazing-looking new film Sonata, so yes now I am properly … Read more
Priyanka Chopra Gracefully Makes Her Position Clear On The New POTUS
I know there are desis who love Queen Priyanka and think of her as life goals (hi, it’s me Rohin and I am one such … Read more
Deepika Padukone Is Ready To Kick Ass In Vin Diesel-Starring xXx
A few days ago, Bollywood’s other queen of the silver screen (hey, a film industry can have multiple queens of the silver screen, okay?) Deepika … Read more
This Holiday Season, Let’s Blow This Fucking Popsicle Stand
Merry Christmas to all of you lovely, beautiful, wonderful piles of flesh, meat, fat, muscle, bone, and churning, burning organs. We’re all tiny miracles of biology … Read more
Can We Please Talk About Sunidhi Chauhan’s Epic Bolly-Ballad from Dear Zindagi?
Look: The future of America may be a mess because Russia installed an animated jack-o-lantern as our next commander-in-chief and nobody seems to be doing … Read more
Usher Recruits Priyanka Chopra for a Special Conversation on Hard II Love
There is apparently a new Usher album out and if you go to TIDAL, you can stream it; it honestly sounds like it might be … Read more
On Finding Strength 15 Years after 9/11
Growing Up I have a memory of walking through Yonkers when I moved to the outskirts of New York City a decade ago to attend graduate school. … Read more
Introducing LaWhore Vagistan, The Desi Drag Queen RuPaul’s Drag Race Needs To Get ASAP
If we’re being honest, I stopped watching RuPaul’s Drag Race eons ago after LaTrice Royale unfairly lost out to Sharon Needles as that season’s winner. But … Read more
