Inner Sanctum
Vibrational Pregnancy
Deepti Datt runs AXiRVAAD, her restaurant and art gallery in Goa (which the New York Times cites as “legendary”), and writes and produces for television.“I’m a hustler, baby!” She is currently heading up the Events portfolio for Conde Nast in India and the launch of Vogue magazine in the country. This is also her EGO debut.
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Reviews & Previews
A Mighty Heart: A Review
A Mighty Heart, eternalizes this heartrending story and Mariane Pearl’s memoir by perfectly capturing the tireless search for the famous Wall Street Journal writer who was kidnapped, humiliated and ultimately executed by terrorists in Karachi.
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Bollywood
Jaman.com
"Everyone knows about Bollywood, but fewer people know about India’s rich cinematic history outside of Bollywood" - Geetanjali Dhillon, Executive Producer- South Asia at Jaman talks to Neeta Vallab about Jaman, it's vision and how it is uniquely poised to offer a community to lovers of good cinema.
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Reviews & Previews
ON THE LOT!
Watch Shalini Kantayya, an outstanding South Asian film director, on Steven Speilberg’s new reality show “ON THE LOT” on Fox TV at 8pm EST on Tuesdays. Shalini's short film on desi gay comedian Vidur Kapur will air Tuesday, June 5th at 8PM--be sure to vote right after it airs.
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Architecture & Design
All in a Life's Work
"The advantage of working in a developing country is that you have the possibility of working at many different levels, which is not something that is offered to you elsewhere." All in a Life's Work - Yasmeen Lari: Recrafting Destiny, Unearthing Heritage is a conversation between the renowned architect and Azra Dawood.
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Art & Culture
GENERATION 1.5
The show titled GENERATION 1.5 opens on Sunday, June 10th. It includes stirring and thought-provoking works produced by eight artists:Ellen Harvey, Pablo Helguera, Emily Jacir, Lee Mingwei, Shirin Neshat, Seher Shah, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Nari Ward.
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Diaspora(s)
Cricket and Masculinity
Ahh, the boys. With their blonde highlights and goatees, model-like girlfriends and surfer personas, the current Australian squad is a perfect reflection of the millennial metrosexual meme, currently needling a place into masculinity's mainstream.
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Reviews & Previews
Some Gorgeous Germans
Playwright Spence Porter reviews the wonderful world of German wines. "If I had to choose one favorite wine region in all the world—and I’m very glad I don’t!—I wouldn’t hesitate:it would be Germany." He writes that far from being difficult they’re among the easiest wines to match!
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