Category: Arts
Perceptions (Pics, Video)
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Olivia Newton-John is no more. Her album ‘Grace and Gratitude’ includes traditional Islamic song Tala‘al-Badru ‘Alaynā. (Video)
Olivia Newton-John, a legendary Australian singer and an actress remembered as one of the kindest…
My Hot, Rowdy Indian Summers at Hindu Youth Camp
“I let my campers pick a fun Bollywood song to choreograph themselves. They loved it,…
WATCH: A Desi and a Pardesi ‘Creative Marketing’ Videos
BERING STRAIT & TROPIC OF CANCER: A desi meme on attracting auto rickshaw passengers, and…
Coke Studio Bangla Song VIDEO: Dokhino Hawa (Southern Breeze)
O’ dear Southern breeze, I am in love today. My eyes are drunken in love;…
WATCH Famed Mohd. Rafi Song ‘O Duniya Ke Rakhwale’ and a BBC Report On the Singer (Video)
A recent BBC take in Hindi (2nd video below) on renowned subcontinental playback singer Mohammad…
Kazi Nazrul Islam’s ‘Bidrohi’ (The Rebel) English Translation
The Rebel: English translation of revolutionary poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s famous poem ‘Bidrohi’ by Kabir…
How to Defend Democracy from Itself: On Steve Erickson’s “American Stutter, 2019–2021”
Charles Taylor in the Los Angeles Review of Books: American Stutter, 2019–2021, novelist Steve Erickson’s…
Happiness, Pleasure, Wellbeing: Select Videos, Quotes, Pics
Curated from WhatsApp shares, Twitter, etc.: Irshad Salim, Karachi (July 26, 2022)
Dispatches From a World on Fire: Time? For? Socialism?
Noam Maggor in the European Review of Books: Saint Domingue was the crown jewel of…
Stop Sharing Political Memes. They are a Doorway into Stupidity and Misery.
Christopher J. Ferguson in Quillette: Modern politics has always been replete with issues about which…
Harmonica Whiz Lee Oskar is Also a Pro With a Paintbrush
He is currently painting and recording for another album, “A Lonely Waltz (Til We Met).”…