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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / 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 / The Notion / Lakshmi Chaudhry