A ‘Star Trek’ Fan Ponders Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan
I have a lot invested in “Star Trek Into Darkness.” I’m not a huge fan of the franchise as a whole. I’m one of those … Read more
Much Ado About Nothing: Amitabh Bachchan in ‘The Great Gatsby’
Fact #1: Amitabh Bachchan is one of India’s most well-known actors — a legend whose influence on the silver screen spans generations. Fact #2: The … Read more
Iggy Azalea Bounces Backwards With Disappointing Clichés
It’s extraordinary how much you can learn about critics when they’re forced to reconcile with something like cultural appropriation. Wired magazine’s Bruce Sterling excuses the … Read more
‘The Mindy Project’s’ Rishi and the Call for More PoCs in Charge
This article was originally published at Racialicious. Mindy Kaling’s show, “The Mindy Project,” wrapped up its first season last Tuesday. In its first year, the … Read more
Caught in the Endless Rubble
It has been more than two weeks since the collapse of Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The latest numbers say over 1000 people have died … Read more
Wanna ‘Go Indian’? Welcome to the Party of 1 Billion+!
In April, pop star Selena Gomez affixed a bindi to her forehead for the Indian-flavored performance of her single “Come and Get It” at the MTV Movie Awards. Some … Read more
Let’s Take Porn Out of India’s Sexual Assault Dialogue
After the December 2012 gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi led to her death, the Indian government faced renewed pressure to confront … Read more
Twitter on The Perils of Pressure Cooker Shopping
For years, the humble pressure cooker has been a staple in South Asian kitchens. Our mothers used it to cook entire meals in under an … Read more
Different Places Have Different Safety Rules So It’s Okay If Poor, Brown People Die
The Aerogram’s Kishwer Vikaas reads between the lines and reveals (red text is hers) what was really going on in Matthew Yglesias’s head as he … Read more
When Crowdsourcing Fails: The Smear Campaign Against Sunil Tripathi
Earlier this week, we published a seemingly-straightforward news post about the disappearance of Brown University student Sunil Tripathi. We directed the public to the Facebook … Read more
