A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
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A girl named Ananya Vinay (yes, she happens to be Indian American and yes, that’s ten years in a row, fam) won the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in her CNN appearance after the[…]
Arts · Pop Culture · TV
You might recognize Puja Mohindra from her kindly cutting comedic response to Ashton Kutcher’s infamous brownface Popchips incident, or perhaps from her blonde-wigged persona in “Shit White Girls Say…To Indian[…]
Arts · Music · Pop Culture
Shebani Rao’s delightful illustrations add joy to your life in unexpected ways. See, for example, her coloring book visualizing the upbeat tunes and lyrics of Chance the Rapper’s Grammy-nominated Coloring Book,[…]
It doesn’t matter what epoch they’re set in, or what language they’re in — I love romantic comedies. Everything from Pride and Prejudice to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is alright[…]
News · Politics · Pop Culture
Nicki Minaj bombing. #WHCD A post shared by Hasan Minhaj (@hasanminhaj) on Apr 29, 2017 at 9:31pm PDT Hasan Minhaj was on point as the guest entertainer at the 2017[…]
Arts · Politics · Pop Culture
During the first months of the Trump administration, we’ve seen increased pressure on Muslim and immigrant communities in the United States. In the face of these threats, which Marvel superhero[…]
A post shared by Toronto Life (@torontolife) on Mar 22, 2017 at 10:45am PDT If you were at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Bloomington, Minnesota, a few weeks ago,[…]
Music · Politics · Pop Culture
A new music video called “Macaca” connects viewers to a milestone moment in South Asian American political history. The video is for a track on the debut mixtape Bengali Boys from Basmati Brothers, a[…]
Almost two years ago, I wrote a list of feminist Bollywood movies for The Aerogram; since then, I’ve watched lots more Bollywood movies worth celebrating, all with strong female leads[…]
Arts · Life · Pop Culture
Once home to stray graffiti and innocuous sentences of love and heartbreak, the busiest New Delhi neighborhoods are seeing a rise in public street art, aimed at the general public[…]
