Little did Michael Sanguinetti know that he would father a series of nation-transcending protests when he opined, in Toronto, that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised". Being a police officer and addressing a forum on crime prevention, his comments neither could have
The kitchen is a wonderful, impenetrable place for many of us, a place where breakfast, lunch, dinner, and other good things are made. It’s an unassuming place with lots of cupboards possessing mysterious jars which contain mysterious herbs and spices like ajwain, hing, elaichi, and pudina. For the uncomplicated
Once upon a time, in a book rife with lies, Princess Scheherazade spent one thousand and one nights in bed with Prince Shahriyar… speaking. Poor child. Not a single glass of cool sherbet was offered to soothe that lovely throat that may have gone hoarse as she spoke to save
It all probably started with Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D, followed by Dibakar Banerjee’s Love, Sex Aur Dhokha. The advent of slick Indian movies that look like they could be imported from Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, or even Rio De Janeiro. These new-age films from the Hindi cinema stable
Dualist Inquiry is the solo project of producer and guitarist Sahej Bakshi. A graduate of Thornton Music School at U.S.C. in Los Angeles, CA, the 24-year-old plays his own brand of rock-infused electronica, combining his education in music production, audio engineering, and composition with his knowledge of the
His story was nothing new, I guess, to most working in the “biz”, but to me, it was quite repellent. One day, he said, he was sitting in the editing studio, working on a project, when his assistant informed him that someone had come to see him. They were quite
If you’re apprehensive about giving the new Arctic Monkeys album a listen for fear that it may turn out to be a rehashing of 2009’s Humbug, let me break it to you: Suck It and See is brilliant. In fact, the Sheffield four-piece’s fourth studio album proves
Statutory Warning: This is a love story. If you don’t believe in love, you are forgiven. Voiceover: She was abandoned at birth. She apparently had problems. He was on his way to the ‘Rudy’s Barbershop’ for a quick shave. Camera rolls over his threads: Black skinny jeans hugging