Decolonising the Alamo narrative is long overdue
by Rashmee
Posted on May 31, 2023
Following on from the three Texan writers’ book and exhortation to Forget the Alamo (or …
Read MoreShould we remember the Alamo and just forget the myths?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 29, 2023
In their 2021 book, Forget the Alamo, three Texan writers challenge the legend of the …
Read MoreGlorious myths about the Alamo ‘sacred shine’ draw millions every year
by Rashmee
Posted on May 28, 2023
We arrived in the lovely city of San Antonio, Texas, just yards from the Alamo, …
Read MoreTexas attorney general is no lone star despite legal woes
by Rashmee
Posted on May 27, 2023
As I headed to Texas from Arizona, the very Republican state certainly had that orange …
Read MoreWhy BoJo’s Dallas dinner with Trump didn’t make the NYT
by Rashmee
Posted on May 26, 2023
As I headed to Texas from Arizona, so it seemed had Donald Trump. And Boris …
Read MoreRV ‘resorts’ and communities are a sign of America’s distress as much as choice
by Rashmee
Posted on May 25, 2023
You can’t travel through America – by train, bus, your own car – without noticing …
Read More‘Please check you don’t have a firearm in your carry-on’
by Rashmee
Posted on May 24, 2023
The day before the first anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas – the …
Read MoreMarketing UFOs and mysteries in New Mexico
by Rashmee
Posted on May 23, 2023
There’s a reason “the world’s most famous, most exhaustively investigated, and most thoroughly debunked UFO …
Read MoreAliens, flying saucers and a spaceport in New Mexico
by Rashmee
Posted on May 22, 2023
Last month (April 19), Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, told the …
Read MoreHaunted trails through the American southwest
by Rashmee
Posted on May 21, 2023
Haunted houses may spook the property market but are extraordinarily good for tourism. Why else …
Read MoreRashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK