Freddie Mercury’s Family Faith: The Ancient Religion of Zoroastrianism
In the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, there’s a scene in which a family member scolds Mercury. “So now the family name is not good enough for you?” “I changed[…]
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Hot News Mix: A Young Conservationist’s Quest to Save India’s Man-Eating Tiger
Call Me Nazim or The Tiger: CNN’s Moni Basu has a gripping longread about Nazim Khan, an Indian wildlife conservationist who is determined to save a man-eating tiger who is[…]
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Hot News Mix: Welcome to the Hotel WhatsApp, A Petition for a Desi Freddie Mercury, + More
• There is a small hotel in India…named Hotel WhatsApp. Well, then. [Twitter] • But in news pertaining to the actual mobile app that Facebook acquired for $19B: Here’s an[…]
4 South Asian Actors Who Could Have Been Cast as Freddie Mercury in the Upcoming Biopic
The British actor Ben Whishaw made headlines last week when he was cast as Freddie Mercury in the much-anticipated, much-delayed upcoming biopic of the singer’s life. Whishaw is many things[…]
Hot News Mix: The Freddie Mercury Biopic Finally Finds its Leading Man
Ready Freddie, Finally: The wait is finally over: British actor Ben Whishaw will play Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury in the much-anticipated biopic of the rocker’s life. As every Queen[…]
Freddie Mercury: Out on Stage, Brown in the Closet
This month marked the 67th anniversary of pop music megastar Freddie Mercury’s birth. The musician, singer, and songwriter best known as lead vocalist and lyricist of rock band Queen died[…]