I have been flipping through the thorough new report released on Wednesday by South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) titled, From Macacas to Turban Toppers: The Rise in Xenophobic and Racist Rhetoric in American Political Discourse. The report catalogs a … Continue reading
For the last few years, every time I hang out with my crew its like “what’s up Macaca?” Or “Macaca puleez.” If one of them is acting ignorant I have to bust out with this derogatory term that we have … Continue reading
Perhaps in response to my last post about the record blinding whiteness of the RNC, the GOP has decided to reach out to minority voters in the key state of Virginia with a big rally this weekend. Among the key … Continue reading
By now everybody has seen the news that the Deputy Mayor for Delhi, S.S. Bajwa, died over the weekend: The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi has died a day after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys. … Continue reading
SM readers Kabes and Sriram let us know that the NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee) have made weak Lemon Drops out of the lemons they received from the stupendously-awful erstwhile Senator from Virginia, George Allen. Allen, if you have been … Continue reading
The jury has returned in the Lina Sinha case, the now 40 year old former Principal of the Montessori School of New York. The verdict? Guilty. The former principal of a Manhattan private school was convicted yesterday of having sex … Continue reading
It’s only because Abhi doesn’t pay us I don’t have the time that I haven’t taken myself down to Manhattan Supreme Court to check out on your behalf, gentle reader, the ongoing circus that is generating press clips of this … Continue reading
YES YES YÂ’ALL, and you donÂ’t stop! ItÂ’s the moment youÂ’ve been waiting for. I am happy to bring you the results of the 2006 Inaugural Sepia Mutiny Macaca Music Poll. It took me some time to compile the results, … Continue reading
You dandies must be too busy shopping for lipstick or fretting about your naughty bits, because the volume of submissions to the Macaca Music Poll has been shamefully low. Don’t get me wrong: the quality has been high, and I’m … Continue reading
Sacrificing to a year-end ritual, I’ve been compiling my “best of 2006” music lists for various outlets. It’s a cool exercise as long as you don’t take it too seriously; when you’re in the arts writing business, you have the … Continue reading