As Orwell said in ‘Homage to Catalonia’, hard to be sure about anything but what you’ve seen
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2017
After the events of Sunday (October 1) in Catalonia, it may be worthwhile to quote …
Read MoreEveryone’s talking about George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’. Read his essay ‘Marrakech’ instead
by Rashmee
Posted on February 10, 2017
Everyone is going on about George Orwell and 1984 these days but I would venture …
Read MorePlease don’t say ‘I feel like’. The phrase is a sign of a cultural sickening
by Rashmee
Posted on May 6, 2016
When Molly Worthen @MollyWorthen suggests we should all stop saying “I feel like”, I feel …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Euphemism & China’s thought controllers?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 19, 2015
China calls its internet police “public opinion analysts”. You’ve got to love it – this …
Read MoreKnown unknowns: Why America ‘does god’ with a fervent vengeance
by Rashmee
Posted on May 18, 2015
American voters ‘do’ god with a fervent vengeance. It is, of course, ‘one nation under …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Hillary Clinton’s ‘other costs’ meant college can’t be free?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 17, 2015
Like most politicians, American or otherwise, Hillary Clinton has a problem with telling it like …
Read MoreKnown unknowns: Singapore PM’s hard sell, soft language on grunt jobs
by Rashmee
Posted on May 12, 2015
Even if it’s Singapore, where the government runs a tight ship, it can be a …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Bloomberg’s Cameron vote had many dying metaphors
by Rashmee
Posted on May 8, 2015
One day after the British election and I can’t help but recall Michael Bloomberg’s championship …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: UKIP’s Nigel Farage ‘confidence & supply’ a con?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 6, 2015
One day to the British election and here’s a simply marvelous (and what’s more, new) …
Read MoreUnknown knowns: Does Emoji’s popularity mean it’s the new English?
by Rashmee
Posted on May 5, 2015
Who would’ve thought it but apparently Emoji, the small icons used to express emotion electronically, …
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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