Hot News Mix: Irrfan Khan’s Oscar Buzz, the Met’s Blood-Covered Roof + More

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Oscar Buzz: The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg suggests that The Lunchbox (Dabba in India) starring Irrfan Khan (Slumdog Millionaire, The Namesake, Life of Pi) will “likely” be India’s submission in this year’s best foreign language Oscar category. [The Hollywood Reporter.]

Blood on the Roof: See a time-lapse video of Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi’s “The Roof Garden Commission” for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [MetMuseum.org] [NYTimes]

Ties That Bind Us: Buzzfeed staffer Rega Jha offers “25 Defining Traits of Your South Asian Parents.” [Buzzfeed]

Amurica: Think we’re living in a post-racial society? Think again. Wired offers “The Best Map Ever of America’s Racial Segregation.” [Wired]

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