A peaceful transfer of power in America? Yes, but…
by Rashmee
Posted on June 20, 2022
I don’t know about you but the Colombian election has been a rare bright spot …
Read MoreRome’s republic of soup
by Rashmee
Posted on June 19, 2022
Sometimes, of a Sunday, we make Ceci e pasta. Or Pasta e ceci. The order …
Read MoreWhen it comes to hurling insults, Moscow is not a patch on Pyongyang
by Rashmee
Posted on June 18, 2022
When it comes to insults, the Russians could do worse than take classes from the …
Read MorePritchett and ‘brassy’ London summers from Victoria to Elizabeth II
by Rashmee
Posted on June 17, 2022
Speaking of the “brassiness” of a London summer, to use the words of …
Read MoreLondon’s ‘brassy summer’ is like a Pritchett short story
by Rashmee
Posted on June 16, 2022
These last few days of British weather reminded me of V S Pritchett, the prolific …
Read MoreGoogle’s LaMDA vs Ishiguro’s Klara
by Rashmee
Posted on June 15, 2022
What’s the difference between LaMDA and Klara? The first, an acronym for language model for …
Read MoreLift-off for Britain’s Rwanda outsourcing plan? Don’t bet on it
by Rashmee
Posted on June 14, 2022
It’s been two months since Britain struck a deal with Rwanda to send asylum-seekers on …
Read MoreParis emphatically did not have politics on its mind
by Rashmee
Posted on June 13, 2022
On election day in Paris, there was little sign that people had politics on their …
Read MoreEnforced ways to neither ‘phub’ nor be ‘phubbed’
by Rashmee
Posted on June 12, 2022
A new Baylor University study on what too much screen time can do to us …
Read MoreIf this blog is ever late…it’ll be because I’m managing my screen time
by Rashmee
Posted on June 11, 2022
So here’s the perfect excuse for the next time you miss a deadline of any …
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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