Scullion! Rampallian. Fustilarian. North Korea and the Shakespearean curse
by Rashmee
Posted on December 14, 2013
However nerd-like Kim Jong-un is occasionally rumoured to be, there’s something devilishly Elizabethan about North …
Read MoreAfter Mandela, here’s one of the uses of poetry: So we don’t die of history
by Rashmee
Posted on December 12, 2013
After the passing of one of the “giants of history”, Nelson Mandela, it might be …
Read MoreIra Glass anthology is a lesson in timelessness of a good story. Fact or fiction
by Rashmee
Posted on November 11, 2013
Some might say that six years have turned Ira Glass’s “new kings of non-fiction” into …
Read MoreAnything in English is ‘world music’; everything else is niche
by Rashmee
Posted on October 16, 2013
It is always amusing to hear people talk about “world music”. By definition, world music …
Read MoreThe twerk’s the thing. Oxford dictionary adds word; Miley Cyrus lives it
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2013
Oxford Dictionaries Online say they’re adding “twerk” to its cache of words. I wouldn’t have …
Read MoreJargon is officially out, going forward. But can UK civil servants deliver?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 28, 2013
It’s been a month the decision was taken. Going forward, the dialogue will deliver key …
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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