Grayson Perry plays to the gallery at alternative Reith Lectures on art world

by Rashmee

Posted on October 22, 2013


Today, Grayson Perry will deliver the second of his Reith Lectures for BBC Radio 4 …

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Gypsies, tramps and thieves! Cher’s anthem about world prejudice

by Rashmee

Posted on October 21, 2013


I remembered Cher and her comeback song, ‘Gypisies, tramps and thieves’ when I heard that …

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Rise and rise of Christmas cake: The Haiti hand

by Rashmee

Posted on October 20, 2013


Christmas cake, or fruit cake as it’s called in America, does not please everyone. Or, …

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From world music to world food: Would that be the sandwich? Absolutely

by Rashmee

Posted on October 19, 2013


After the rant about world music, let’s talk world food. A kedgeree sort of rice…

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The feast of the goat: Eid for a Christian country like the Dominican Republic?

by Rashmee

Posted on October 18, 2013


The Dominican Republic’s flag bears a Bible but the fanciful, the ignorant, or those with …

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Columbus Day in the first, marred tip of the ‘New World’

by Rashmee

Posted on October 17, 2013


There was something curiously fitting – if mildly woeful – about being in the Dominican …

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Anything 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 …

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Swings & roundabouts: Why British gifts to the world don’t work abroad

by Rashmee

Posted on October 15, 2013


Paying homage to that admirable British invention, the roundabout, The Economist points out that it …

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Wi-fi, mod cons: Driving Haiti’s tap tap into the future, matatu-style

by Rashmee

Posted on October 14, 2013


I’ve seen enough of Africa’s matatus to compare and I can honestly say they’re not …

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America’s 12th anniversary in Afghanistan & hardly anyone noticed

by Rashmee

Posted on October 13, 2013


Virtually unnoticed, Afghanistan marked the 12th anniversary of the start of the US war …

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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