Author: dp2021

TWO Social Media Videos on Vote of No Confidence Move in Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the president to dissolve parliament and hold an election after…

Gen. Bajwa on Some ‘Heads I Win Tails You Lose’ Deals in the Past (Video)

Pakistan Army Chief Gen. Bajwa took questions from some of the attendees at a security…

Abstract Artists and Old Friends

Melvin Edwards, Sam Gilliam & William T Williams — all of them are key figures…

Breaking the Ramadan Fast in Anchorage, Alaska

Gathering for Ramadan for the First Time Since the Pandemic Began: Last week, Maleika Jones…

The British Empire Was Much Worse Than You Realize

The world’s biggest colonial power prided itself on being a liberal democracy. But liberal imperialism…

‘Picasso Picassofied People’ in Guernica

Peter Conrad at The Guardian: This ingenious final volume of an epic biography illuminates the…

The YouTube Village of Bangladesh (Video)

Professionally shot videos of elderly villagers preparing, cooking, and serving food to hundreds of people…

‘The United States Can Do Whatever the Hell it Wants’

Reading Arundhati Roy politically: Some of this ideology one can take; much of it one…

Russia Praises India’s Stance on Ukraine

Russia’s foreign minister on Friday praised India’s refusal to condemn the Ukraine invasion, saying Moscow…

Kashmir Files Is Vile Indian Propaganda

The propaganda movie, Kashmir Files is out in cinemas all over the world and in…

The AI Historian: A New Tool to Decipher Ancient Texts

The origins of ancient inscriptions are often shrouded in mystery. Writing carved into stone millennia…

An Argument For Compulsory Attendance at the Polls

E.J. Dionne Jr. and Miles Rapoport on Voting as Public Responsibility at Literary Hub: One…