Archive for July, 2008

Making A Song And Dance About My Ramayana

Despite the mention of my Ramayana series, I have nothing to do with this theatrical production. But I suppose it’s a sign that my retelling has filtered down into the culture in some way.
Not sure how that makes me feel. On one hand, it was my culture that made it possible for me to […]

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It’s about time.
WTF were they doing all these centuries?
Too little too late.
And similar responses come to mind when reading about the formal, official apology issued by the House of Representatives (Congress) to black Americans for slavery.
No mention of reparation to the families of stolen, kidnapped, tortured, maimed, murdered, raped, uprooted and otherwise oppressed […]

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Dexter was that rarest of rare things, an adaptation that was actually better than the original source material. That’s right the TV series was actually better than the novel on which it was based! And Season 2 went beyond the books to create its own independent niche.
What’s it about? Simple. Dexter Gordon is a […]

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