Beckett, back off

The first time I went to Paris was in August of 2001, right before I came back to university for my senior year. It was also the first summer—during college—in which I didn’t go home to Karachi over the break....

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Historicity

Riding Nightmares

I had a very odd dream last night, involving someone who has always occupied a strange place in my life. He’s drifted in and out, at times closer than I would ever have believed, on other occasions, so completely...

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Historicity

Nature v Nurture

Thinking back upon it, I realised that the signs of incipient homosexuality were upon me from an early age. How early? Pretty far back. Here’s a timeline. 1980: Birth. I was a Caesarean, and a few weeks early. This,...

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Queer rage

Seen it all before

Now I really have seen it all. I was flicking through TV channels today, waiting for the accountant to leave so that I could get back to wasting my remaining time in Karachi on the PlayStation, when I came across...

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Travelogues

Mile High

So the only redeeming feature of Qatar Airways is its incredibly hot cabin crew. I mean, wow. I got to the airport well in advance of my flight, hoping that my punctuality would give me plenty of time to...

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