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Unladylike Comedy. If You Dare.

Unladylike Comedy. If You Dare.

You’re not one to step into anything lightly. Especially not a new year. If your resolutions include be bold, try new things and laugh out loud (on something besides your phone), meet Bombay-born comedian Radhika Vaz, whose one woman show will have you alternating between fits of laughter and gasps of “ohmygodIcan’tbelieveshesaidthatinpublic”. Some women just … More…



4 Things to Rock Your Thursday

4 Things to Rock Your Thursday

Listen (and download for free) Brooklyn-based band My Pet Dragon just released their new album, Mountains and Cities on Gimme That Sound Productions – and it’s a winner. An upbeat, soulful soundtrack. The kind of album you play from beginning to end. Read more… See (a film recce) Your behind the scene access to a … More…



Poorna Goes Bollywood. How it Happened.

Poorna Goes Bollywood. How it Happened.

The scene: As she dashed for a plane headed to Mumbai for the release of Delhi Belly, we managed to catch up with Poorna Jagannathan moments before her flight. (Ok, grant us some dramatic license, it was actually days.) We first chatted with Poorna in late 2010, when we listed her in our 10 to … More…



10 Things You Need to Know About M.F. Husain

10 Things You Need to Know About M.F. Husain

You’ve got your finger on the pulse. You can navigate – strike that – you can overtake any conversation about the hottest book, movie, restaurant in town. But all this buzz  you’ve been seeing online about the passing of the man some call the “Picasso of India” has you a bit confused. You don’t quite … More…



A Comedy Show, Not for the Faint of Heart (See it this Thursday in NY)

A Comedy Show, Not for the Faint of Heart (See it this Thursday in NY)

We recently got a call from a friend who couldn’t stop laughing – from the comedy show she had watched the night before. Between giggles she went on to rave about this absolutely inappropriate and hell-of-funny one woman show she had seen the night before in NY. She promised, it wasn’t just she that was … More…