Category: Arts

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).”…

Zindagi Sawal Hai Ya Jawab (Persian) Hai Apna Dil Awara (Video)

زندگی سوال ہے یا جواب. میری نظر میں سوال اور جواب میں دوستی کا نام…