The Daily Delicious for April 5, 2008

Asha Bhosle at Carnegie Hall. Filmi Spice. Huma Spotting.

The Daily Delicious for April 4, 2008

Dhaka’s “Conch Street” Under Threat. Lowestoft’s Lovely Bones.

The Daily Delicious for April 3, 2008

Hyphen 2.0 Unveiled. “My Daughter the Terrorist,” and “Hope (The Movie).”

The Daily Delicious for March 29, 2008

Jhumpa Lahiri (nymag.com)
What Is Jhumpa Lahiri’s Hook?
“Jhumpa Lahiri isn’t afraid to provoke tears, or calls of déjà vu.” —Priya
(tags: literature)

Aamir Khan’s Blog
Leading Bollywood actor shares a pic of his latest haircut, thanks fans for “drubbing” him about his smoking habit, reports progress on his latest film, and tries to meet local bloggers on his travels. […]

The Daily Delicious for March 28, 2008

Charming? What do you think?
Waterlogged: A Journal Of 5 Days Wading In 4 Rivers
CBS reporter Hari Sreenivasan chronicles his trek around the Midwest and South covering flooding. —Nalini
(tags: brown weatherman bravery television)
Charming : Hermès
I got this email marketing message today from Hermès as part of their current Indian-inspired campaign. “Mr. Patel plays pipes for his […]

The Daily Delicious for March 27, 2008

Farheen Hakeem, Candidate for Minnesota House District 61B
Kapur to direct Minghella ‘New York’ piece
Shekhar Kapur, the Indian-born helmer of movies such as “Elizabeth” and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” will direct one of the last pieces of writing from the late Anthony Minghella, a segment of the urban ode New York, I Love You. —Priya
(tags: film […]

The Daily Delicious for March 26, 2008

Leela, Sesame Street’s newest character.
Sohini Ramachandran, Evolutionary Biologist
Ramachandran, who has been working in the same lab since age 15, talks about intelligent design, why she likes her field and answers “Do you encounter any opposition from religious groups that don’t like you proving that evolution is a fact?” —Pavani
(tags: science evolution career religion)
Oliver Willis: […]

The Daily Delicious for March 25, 2008

IT Girls, Julia Allison, Mary Rambin and Meghan Asha. (Page Six Magazine)
Of Condoms, Clinton, Obama and McCain
A Salon Life article from the series by Rahul K. Parikh, MD. “Which candidate will save sex ed?” asks Dr. Parikh. — Nalini
(tags: health politics medicine gender doctors brown)
Islamophobia: “She Wasn’t Dressed Right”
Scenario: Bigoted clerk at bakery north of […]

The Daily Delicious for March 22, 2008

Phagwah Photos, credit: Eric Harvey Brown
Monkey Gods to Textiles: Far East on the East Side
Asia Week in New York (which I didn’t actually know was going on) has stretched into Asia Fortnight. In addition, two Asian art fairs that usually coincide on a single weekend have spread out to fall on consecutive weekends. —Nalini
(tags: art […]

The Daily Delicious for March 21, 2008

NYC hero, Veeramuthu Kalimuthu.

Snark Break: Man Jumps Three Subway Tracks To Save Drunkard
Columbia University mechanic (and former cricket player from Guyana) Veeramuthu Kalimuthu saves a pickled fellow New Yorker from being hit by a subway train. Bravo! [via Gawker] — Nalini
(tags: bravery desi NYC)