Sochi: A city limited by an impossibly high bar and the Putin effect
by Rashmee
Posted on February 7, 2014
It shouldn’t have been this way for an ancient city, but Sochi has gripped the …
Read MoreSan Francisco: A city debating prosperity spiral vs pretty flowers in the hair
by Rashmee
Posted on February 5, 2014
Here in San Francisco there’s disconcerting news, ie that the epicenter of America’s income …
Read MoreAmerica’s #1 Burger, says Oprah of this quirky Ft Lauderdale eatery
by Rashmee
Posted on February 4, 2014
Oprah’s show and GQ magazine voted Le Tub as purveyors of the best hamburgers …
Read MoreThe Super Bowl equals Buzkashi? Here’s how place determines perspective
by Rashmee
Posted on February 3, 2014
The place, alas (or perhaps blessedly) determines perspective. As millions of Americans settled down to …
Read MorePort au Prince has resilient qualities, but it can’t really be a ‘resilient city’
by Rashmee
Posted on February 2, 2014
Can Port au Prince ever be a resilient city? I would argue that it already …
Read MorePort au Prince: The city liveability index probably just won’t work here
by Rashmee
Posted on January 31, 2014
Everyone always tells me about Port au Prince’s liveability “back then”, before the earthquake…
Read More‘Port au Prince’s problem is Port au Prince?’ D’accord, say French
by Rashmee
Posted on January 30, 2014
Some have expressed surprise at Haiti’s finance minister, Wilson Laleau’s frank lament in my …
Read MoreMeerut: Is agriculture the only culture in so old and historic an Indian city?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2014
In Meerut, someone once said with acid humour but not a great deal of originality, …
Read MoreThe Burns Blessing for Port au Prince, Haiti: fare thee weel awhile
by Rashmee
Posted on January 25, 2014
Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it; But we …
Read MoreAtlanta, the old ‘New South’, & its mayor have a soft touch, hard head
by Rashmee
Posted on January 23, 2014
Mayor Kasim Reed’s rather full face beams at you, moon-like and round, at Atlanta’s entry …
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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