A Jedi LohriGeorge Lucas owes my people some money. That’s because elderly Punjabi ladies are a lot like Ewoks. They’re tiny, hairy, shrill-voiced and…Jan 13, 2018Jan 13, 2018
Make New Year’s Eve Great Again’Tis the time of year to eat, grope, and be merry. That’s right, folks, it’s New Year’s Eve, more commonly known as…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
Saas Aur SandaasQ: What do a fast-acting laxative and a rampaging mother-in-law have in common?Dec 10, 2017Dec 10, 2017
Freedom of ScreechIn Mumbai, Afroz Shah gives up his mission to clean up Versova Beach.Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
A Portrait of the Artist as a Total Jerk“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies…Nov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
UmamiThe taste of absolute, total, and utter failure is easy to describe. The mouth acidifies, the heartbeat slackens, and an unearned sleep…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Needle in a Needle StackSomewhere out there on the web, lost in a wasteland of Tumblr posts, a minefield of Facebook rants, a swamp’s worth of Blogger entries, a…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
The Festival of GripesSo the festive season is in the air — that time when the sound of distant bells, the smell of proximate fireworks, and the silent sulk of a…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017