Cinema is an industry that investors think is about returning money. It does not matter to them whether the protagonist is female or male, what matters to them is the audience that pays to watch the...
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One of the most persistent threads throughout the two years of imprisonment of accused Wikileaks leaker Private Bradley Manning has been the rumour that he is in fact, she--a transgender woman....
Deciphering the universe of Hindi soaps demands an astute eye for the texture of relationships within joint families. A few clarifications, hence, for folk unfamiliar with the nuances of an Indian...
The gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart is over ten years old. It began in 2000, with a woman named Betty Dukes, who had then been employed as a greeter for nearly six years. She alleged...
Last week, writing about sports as labor, I noted that sports are a form of collective identification—of solidarity—a way to bring a community together around feats of strength and competition...
Transparency International's annual ranking of corruption around the globe hit the news on November 17. It was not a happy occasion in Mexico. America’s southern neighbor landed at 89 out of a...
Popular culture in India depicts Punjabi girls as pretty and exuberant. Notwithstanding the perils of any generalization and the hyperbole of cinematic rendition, it is not far from the truth....
The popular show "Mad Men" concerns the advertising business in the early 1960’s. It centers on the highly problematic life of Don Draper. It is authentic in its presentation of the time period,...