Feb
22
swept away
“A new broom sweeps clean, but the old broom knows the corners.” – Irish proverb
Feb
03
sexy sita
Ok, so I love these Morphy Richards ads out of India – which means I’m a terrible anthropologist. I should be fighting for “indigenous rights” and “cultural preservation” and “feminism” and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah BLAH! But come on, these are terrific. This ain’t your momma’s India! “Make the most of [...]
Sep
17
au revoir l’orientalisme
Sorry, Mr. Said, but I won’t put beauty on trial! This little print, from a used book store in upstate New York, is guilty of nothing but the breath of transcendence.
Jul
10
“If you are nice to people, then they are nice to you.”
This is my Kashmiri taxi driver, Kabir, who drove me to my new (temporary) digs in Brooklyn Heights today. “New York is a great city,” he said, “The poor to the poor, the rich to the rich. Everything in the world is right here.” A few years ago, Kabir decided to become an [...]
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