'People' Category
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One of my favorite dancers of all time, Cyd Charisse, died today. Here she is dancing to ‘Frankie and Johnny’ in the movie Meet Me in Las Vegas. They sure don’t make ‘em like that no more.
Armistead Maupin in Brisbane
Armistead Maupin was here and I missed him. *sniff*. Buuut, thanks to the wonders of teh tubes, here’s a link to his talk at the Brisbane Writers’ Festival as broadcast on the Book Show on ABC Radio. This’ll take you the page about the talk where you can either listen to it or download it […]
How pathetic can you get?
I have an ex I’m very fond of. We got together back in high school in Kathmandu and broke up some time after it, but more because the relationship just died a natural death and there really wasn’t any point continuing it. No dramas, no scenes; just a see you later, take care of yourself […]
A review
Some time before the summer between eighth and ninth grade, I started to volunteer at my junior high school library. I shelved books, checked books out and in, sorted index cards, and did all the other things you do to help keep a library running. In exchange, I got first dibs on all the books […]
A brief history of Pakistan’s leaders
In his May 20 column, Cowasjee lists all the leaders Pakistan has had. The list begins with Mohammad Ali Jinnah, naturally, but it’s frightening how quickly the downward spiral starts after Jinnah’s death. Cowasjee has comments and a few insights to offer, which is only natural given that he is of the generation that was […]
Khalid Hasan on An Inquiry into the Culture of Power of the Subcontinent
Khalid Hasan reviews Ilhan’s book in the Friday Times. He doesn’t comment on it too much, choosing instead to quote from it, but his point about Pakistan’s departure from its original purpose or the point of its creation is well made.
Listen to this
The fantastic Kyla Pasha has put up a few recordings of her reading three of her poems. I can’t decide which is my favorite although I can tell you right now that I wish I’d written all three. Go have a listen and tell her what you think.