Lakshmi Chaudhry

Lakshmi Chaudhry, a senior editor at Firstpost.com and a Nation contributing writer, is the author, with Robert Scheer and Christopher Scheer, of The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq, published by Akashic Books and Seven Stories Press.

Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age

The quinceañera has become a rite of passage for even the poorest Latina teens, another example of our most treasured rites debased at the cash register.

Oct 16, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

The Moral Dangers of Adventure Tourism The Moral Dangers of Adventure Tourism

The best read this morning is this amazing piece by Rolf Potts titled "Death of an Adventure Traveler" (via Arts and Letters Daily). The narrative traces his decision as ...

Oct 3, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

More Skinny on Fat Cells More Skinny on Fat Cells

Here are two more interesting articles on the bane of our collective existence: body weight. First up is this New York magazine article, titled "The Scientist and the Stairmas...

Sep 26, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Good Muslim Immigrants Good Muslim Immigrants

Here's an interesting -- and not always in a good way -- article from Der Spiegel on American Muslims. Its thesis is that American Muslims have responded in a positive and potentia...

Sep 18, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Beware of Fat People Beware of Fat People

There is no doubt that there is plenty to be concerned about when it comes to our unhealthy diets.

Sep 14, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Michael Vick Doesn’t Need Your Help Michael Vick Doesn’t Need Your Help

Watching the Michael Vick saga unfold over the past month has been a typically frustrating experience, as a woman, a person of color, and dog owner (or rather "pet guardian,&q...

Sep 6, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

The Diana/Whore Complex The Diana/Whore Complex

The lovelorn, fragile women the media once revered have given way to skank posses of the skinny, the slutty and the overindulged.

Aug 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Epic

The last book in J.K. Rowling's saga is marked by throwaway references to a post-9/11 world and derivative insights that never add up to a coherent moral vision.

Jul 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Attack of the Raging Chicks Attack of the Raging Chicks

New York Times columnist David Brooks is one of the more effective conservative commentators, in that he is a master at making outrageous arguments with a professorial elan that su...

Jul 24, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Dying For Press Freedom Dying For Press Freedom

Reviews of "A Mighty Heart" -- the cinematic rendering of the tragic kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl -- inevitably touched on the heroi...

Jun 25, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry

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