Mira Nair Declines Invite to Haifa Film Festival, Cites Israeli Policies
Filmmaker Mira Nair tweeted today that she will not be traveling to Israel to attend the Haifa Film Festival, which will take place from September … Read more
Hot News Mix: Dev Patel’s Self-Conscious Side, The Exotification of Huma Abedin, An Epic Desi Lesbian Wedding + More
Dev Patel Hates Watching Himself Onscreen. The Slumdog’s got a self-conscious side. Actor Dev Patel, who plays brown blogger Neal Sampat on HBO’s The Newsroom (Season 2, … Read more
After Zimmerman Verdict, Many Twitter Users Turn to Their Favorite Gandhi Quotations for Solace
Late Saturday night, a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges related to the death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. As Twitter … Read more
Happy Birthday, Malala! Twitter Celebrates #MalalaDay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5X70VyjU0g Nine months after she was shot in the head by the Taliban on her way to school, Pakistani high schooler Malala Yousafzai celebrated her … Read more
Hot News Mix: Priyanka Chopra Launches Milkshakes, Salman Rushdie’s Kid Has Feelings About Gun Control + More
Priyanka Chopra Shills Milkshakes. Beauty queen turned actress turned global popstar Priyanka Chopra announces plans to literally use her milkshake to bring the boys (and girls) … Read more
President Obama Sends Ramadan Greetings, Twitter Responds By Reminding Him About Drones and Guantanamo
Yesterday President Barack Obama extended his best wishes to Muslims around the world as they prepared for the start of the holy month of Ramadan. He stated … Read more
Introducing Contributing Editor Rohin Guha
We’re thrilled to announce that Rohin Guha is joining The Aerogram team as a contributing editor. Many readers will recognize Guha for his memorable and incisive pop commentary … Read more
9 Writers Speak Up In Wake of Joyce Carol Oates’ Islamophobic Tweets
Writer Joyce Carol Oates ignited a Twitter controversy on Friday when she wrote a series of tweets linking Islam to the prevalence of sexual assaults in Egypt. … Read more
All of the Rainbow-Tastic Feels
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted a lavish, two-week, multi-event, traditional Indian wedding surrounded by truckfuls of friends and family. I am … Read more
Our Top 10 Favorite Spelling Bee Tweets
Queens 8th grader Arvind Mahankali won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after correctly spelling the word “knaidel.” A veteran speller, the 13-year-old Mahankali … Read more
