Could Music Be the Next World Religion?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2014 / Ozy
Why you should care: Because for some, music is about as spiritual as you can …
Read MoreStrange urban stories: Does being underground make a city spooky?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2014
The perils of the good headline are obvious in this Guardian piece: Spooky cities – …
Read MoreHaiti’s attempts to tackle Chikungunya: Ham-handed or the only way?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 30, 2014
On Tuesday night, I witnessed, at first hand, some of the Haitian government’s attempts to …
Read MoreA very modern linguistic spat about Jesus, king of the Jews, king of Israel
by Rashmee
Posted on May 29, 2014
Here’s an interesting bit of high-stakes linguistic fencing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly tells …
Read MoreSlavery and African-Americans: Without the first, the second would not exist
by Rashmee
Posted on May 28, 2014
As with much that it writes, The Economist is spot on about the sheer “nonsense” …
Read MoreA better world is already here but it can’t get a great deal more idyllic
by Rashmee
Posted on May 27, 2014
Continuing Professor Lomborg’s sunshine theme, the world has generally become a much better place …
Read MoreHanif Kureishi and the lost art of being distracted in the age of the lost rebel
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2014
“We might need to be irresponsible,” Hanif Kureishi once wrote in an inimitable ode to …
Read MoreNot a single US city among world’s most beautiful but 3 on ugly list
by Rashmee
Posted on May 25, 2014
Speaking of great cities, great perceived beauty can, of course, make up for several problems. …
Read MoreDeisy Toussaint is a reminder exclusivism can be institutionalized anywhere
by Rashmee
Posted on May 24, 2014
News from the Dominican Republic makes this especially poignant, This piece on Deisy Toussaint – …
Read MoreSchools that double up as senior centres? Just 1 of 5 clever new city solutions
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2014
This piece spells out an unsuspected, little-known urban phenomenon underway in five American cities. They’re …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK