We’ve grown accustomed to watching the drama unfold of other people on live television. For some reason we’re drawn to it like bears to honey. Reality TV seems to be the norm nowadays. I remember one friend telling me that she enjoyed watching Laguna Beach because she can live vicariously through the show. I myself […]
Paparazzi haunt Prince Williams.
The paparazzi (Tabloid freelance photographers) who had been blamed for Mother Diana’s death in Paris car accident disturb the Prince Williams too. William and his girl friend Kate Middleton were returning from Kensington’s Boujis night club in London. The inamoratas were chased by a mass of paparazzi in cars and bikes with their cameras. The […]
A Reign of Terror in Islamabad
“Today the police unleashed a reign of terror in Islamabad on the Constitution Avenue right in front of the Supreme Court building and the Election Commission of Pakistan. Unarmed lawyers, who were peacefully protesting the decision of the Supreme Court in favor of the military dictator of Pakistan, were severely beaten without any provocation. The […]
India’s Feudal Culture : Not Much Has Changed in Centuries
Two pictures and a news item caught my attention over the past week or so. First was that of defense minister A.K.Antony standing ramrod erect at a defense function even an army soldier bends down and adjusts his veshti so that he looks suitably dignified for the cameras. Another was of Lalu Yadav standing similarly […]
Jena Bears Strange Fruit
Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant south, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh, Then […]
God is a CCTV Camera
GOD IS A CCTV CAMERA God, depending on what you choose to believe, is or was always watching us. That is the basis of religious morality- that our actions are watched and recorded for future judgment by some kind of all-seeing eye. As a result, we humans have always had to watch ourselves, lest we […]
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