From Almond Trees to Hearts in Long Bay: Jamaica’s Unexpected Treasures
Hearts and rectangles seem to be regular features in Portland houses Along the main road of Long Bay in Jamaica’s Portland coast, one can find many almond trees and hearts scattered in unexpected...
View ArticleCopper Distilleries and Futuristic Beer in Poland
The Lech brewery near Poznan in Poland boasts a series of copper distilleries, which resemble an old school dramatic setting for the amazing beer. The compound features five tasters, who are forbidden...
View Article10 Excellent Reasons to Skip Negril Altogether on Your Trip to Jamaica
Everyone knows that when you pull up a search on tourist locations in Jamaica to visit, Negril is high on that list. But other than being a seven mile stretch boasting mediocre water clarity, Negril...
View ArticleThe Old Woman and the Sea
A year ago today, I stayed at Viking Nature Resort in Thailand, following my cousin’s wedding. On one of the mornings, I was confounded to see a woman in full clothing going into the water. She stood...
View ArticleThe Limitations of Mourning the Murder of a Pedophile
Every year, since 1999, on June 9, I have been drawn to remember the horrific murder of Jibran Tayyabi, an Indian national living and working in Bangladesh with his wife. He was gunned down in broad...
View ArticleCircles of Silence
“Aren’t you worried about what people will think?” “No. I spent the last ten years of my life trying to curb my writing, just because I played into this belief that I am doing something wrong by...
View ArticleWhy Do Magazines Automatically Assume they Are Educating their Audience?
Recently, I have been curious about those articles on Harper’s, Mental Floss, Electric Lit, Vogue, or other such mags/sites, which are titled “Things you don’t know about Alice in Wonderland” or “How...
View ArticleWhat Silence Does to the Creative Mind
In my life, I’ve struggled intensely with rationalizing what it means to be “civilized.” Here’s why: I’ve had one first cousin murdered in ‘an act of passion’ by her ex (why are vengeful sociopaths...
View ArticleThe Promise of Balloons
A few weeks ago, I was feeling alone and a bit sad to be an adult during a festive holiday that brings forth memories of semolina noodles with cardamom, almonds, cinnamon and raisins, and...
View ArticleFast Casual Meets Bengali Tints at NYC’s Inday
by Raad Rahman Ferns and artfully arranged birds of paradise greet the visitor to Inday, the new Indian fast-casual restaurant in Midtown South. Inday was already receiving hype when the WSJ placed the...
View Article32 Things About Happiness That I Wish I Knew at 20
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about what life looked like for me in my early 20s. I was living the college dream- partying up extra, in student government, had amazing friends, fun beaus, and...
View ArticleFrom Almond Trees to Hearts in Long Bay: Jamaica’s Unexpected Treasures
Hearts and rectangles seem to be regular features in Portland houses Along the main road of Long Bay in Jamaica’s Portland coast, one can find many almond trees and hearts scattered in unexpected...
View ArticleA Note on Friends with Benefits
I wish I had something pleasant to write, but I’m in quite a mood. The backdrop is this: Driven by a desire to be vulnerable again, I decided to revisit dating again, in recent months. It makes me...
View ArticleEscapism
You have the capacity to hurt me, I decided tonight. What does that mean, that I am still vulnerable enough to admit this to myself while fearing an actual purge on your end? What does it mean that...
View ArticleThe Grinches who Stole Eid
As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid this week, the restaurants in Dhaka’s “elite” Gulshan area are devoid of festivities. Streets normally crowded with locals dressed in holiday finery (some...
View ArticlePink Peppercorns and Rose Tea on a Winter Evening in Williamsburg
A man is going through the trash cans outside the living room window, reorganizing them. The window is high, and beyond the gated fence that protects these garbage receptacles, there is a legion of...
View ArticleWhen You Walked Away
What can you write about someone who made you feel alive again, but you royally messed up with them? Do you start with how wonderful their smile was, how their laugh made you tingle in ways you never...
View ArticleCircles of Silence
“Aren’t you worried about what people will think?” “No. I spent the last ten years of my life trying to curb my writing, just because I played into this belief that I am doing something wrong by...
View ArticleOchre Shadows
This is a short film tracking some encounters in Puerto Rico, NYC, Portland, Martha’s Vineyard, Seattle, and Atlantic City. Hope you all enjoy it. It’s my first attempt at ever making a video, and the...
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