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But then the Biennale is seldom about substance. Atman measures his worth by the invitations he receives to the best parties, forever suffering from "the fear that there were better parties you'd not been invited to, a higher tier of pleasure that was forbidden to you." I countered my...
By most accounts, Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. - the failed karate instructor who allegedly murdered a wealthy Pensacola, Fla., couple last month in front of their young adopted children - is a blowhard. "He's always got a big game," one friend told police, "he's always got some bullsh-t to...
In fact, when I first arrived in Kampala, a Ugandan friend gave me a tutorial on living here. The number one warning: beware the “boda boda.” She recounted harrowing tales of drive-by purse snatchings, gory hit-and-runs, and lecherous propositions. For many...
Unifying the three tales is the theme of unrealized aspirations, forcing the protagonists to re-evaluate their everyday existences. Illustrated in three distinct styles, from Disney pastiche to childish simplicity and monochromatic detachment, this is poignant stuff. The Eternal Smile lacks the focus and anger that dripped from the pages...
While this severe indictment may surprise some outside of India, it is routine fare for Indians - for whom tales of police corruption and heavy-handedness are legion. Police have been accused of demanding money to register cases or simply refusing to lodge complaints in order to keep crime statistics down...