Happy 170th, The Economist, liberal to a fault except for ignorance
by Rashmee
Posted on September 3, 2013
Yesterday was a notable birthday. The Economist marked 170 years of taking part in “a …
Read MoreSomeone prank-called the NSA,asking if he could get back a deleted email
by Rashmee
Posted on September 2, 2013
So here’s one of the funniest jokes to emerge from the Snowden affair. “Someone prank-called …
Read MoreCrown possession: ‘One careful lady owner’ sells car
by Rashmee
Posted on September 1, 2013
As The Daily Telegraph put it, “it may have seemed a fairly standard description for …
Read MoreAmerica’s known unknowns. All that spies know they don’t know
by Rashmee
Posted on August 31, 2013
Everything you wanted to know about what the US knows, but didn’t know who to …
Read MoreHit him hard? The Syrian question is not that easy to answer
by Rashmee
Posted on August 30, 2013
So The Economist (along with David Cameron and William Hague) are pushing to hit Bashar …
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 …
Read MoreHurricane Marco Rubio. Climate change gimmick taking newsrooms by storm
by Rashmee
Posted on August 27, 2013
Numerous clever images shock and underline the great tumult of climate change. Now, the environmental …
Read MoreWhy it’s good to share a wife. A Kenyan example of getting on?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 26, 2013
A timeless (some might say timeworn) image of Kenya. There’s harmony in the whole. It …
Read MoreHaiti’s Bangalore connection: A blooming wonder
by Rashmee
Posted on August 25, 2013
So a Bangalore company, VayuGrid, has signed an agreement with Haiti’s Sonamar SA to develop …
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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