The Chaiwala, The Butcher & The Other: Food, Fetish, & Class Online
Nusret Gökçe, aka #SaltBae, has given new meaning to the phrase “food porn.” The Turkish butcher and restauranteur recently took the internet by storm with … Read more
Social Media
The Priyanka Chopra Effect: Bajirao Mastani Trending In the U.S.
You guys, look: Bajirao Mastani was trending in the U.S. on Twitter…and we’ll officially call this The Priyanka Chopra Effect. Last night marked the launch … Read more
Why Ferguson Matters: Desi Tweet Round-Up
If you haven’t been paying attention: pay attention. Things are going to hell in a handbasket in Ferguson, Missouri. Cops are throwing tear gas and … Read more
I Got 99 Problems and They’re All #DesiProblems
I’ve a ton of work to do, but I’m too busy LOLing at #DesiProblems like this one: pic.twitter.com/9FwUVX0mR4 h/t @KamSingh_ — Aby Sam Thomas (@thisisaby) … Read more
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 … Read more
Hot News Mix: Mindy Kaling Doesn’t Care What You Think of Her ‘Elle’ Cover, India Makes U.S. Close All Embassy Amenities, + More
• Mindy Kaling doesn’t care if you care about the fact that hers is the only close-up of the quartet of Elle covers featuring funny actresses that hit newsstands this week. Oddly, she … Read more
JetBlue Messes Up Social Media
This week, we all learned of the horrors one passenger faced when JetBlue kicked him off a flight, after he attempted to travel from New … Read more
