One State, Two States: a review
Only can time tell how Netanyahu's decision of committing to the Two-State Solution in regard to the Israel/Palestine conflict will work out. Yes, Bibi imposes very strict conditions of setting up an...
Year: 2009
Loving a Man in Uniform: Lily Burana as army wife
In 2004, Lily Burana wrote a book called Strip City, a memoir told as a cross-country road trip from strip club to strip club, reconciling her past as a dancer in those clubs with her career as a...
Give “Looking for Eric” a Chance: in defense of low-budget British cinema
Waiting for a mystery movie to begin is rather like being on a blind date. You are left alone in the dark as endless possibilities flicker through your mind. Are they your type? Are you their type?...
On Obama’s “failed celebrity” and accountability
During the election of 2008, the McCain campaign portrayed Barack Obama as a celebrity with very little substance. The liberal left fought against this stereotype. Now that he has been elected, the...
Shanthi Sekaran on The Prayer Room, writing, and the state of indian lit
Shanthi Sekaran has a lot to celebrate this year. This past spring, MacAdam/Cage published her debut novel The Prayer Room to wide acclaim. Readers are quickly absorbed by the winding story of George...
“Revenge of the Fallen” is more like “Revenge of Michael Bay”
The first "Transformers" was simply astonishing. Director Michael Bay had been rightfully lambasted in the past, but with Spielberg as his producer the film was an awesome display of what a modern...
June Sunset
Dusk comes gently here; the shadows creep Like furtive lovers,all things to enfold In arms of darkness. Luna watches bold The leisurely seduction, so to keep The rendezvous of twilight's...
Iran Protests: It’s not about Twitter, it’s not about us
I'm not going to make any cute jokes about how “the revolution will be tweeted,” mostly because they have already been made. Also, because the most inspiring thing about the protests in Iran...
Tamils in Toronto: the graceful protest
Over the past several months, members of Toronto's large Tamil community have organized a number of protests meant to draw attention to the dire situation in Sri Lanka, where, up until recently, the...
Iran election: Ahmadinejad’s “win” is a coup d’etat
The 12th of June 2009 saw Iran’s tenth presidential election get underway with Iranians turning out in record numbers. As someone who decided to vote in one of the many polling stations made...