Ken Starr and the cult of the whiskey priest
by Rashmee
Posted on September 23, 2022
Had Somerset Maugham known Ken Starr he would probably have written a short story that …
Read MoreWe should pay attention to Ken Starr’s passing. He was a prototype for Maugham’s ‘whiskey priest’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 22, 2022
In the blitz of royal coverage from Britain, there has been little attention paid to …
Read MoreTurning the NYT’s Morning Briefing into a ‘good news’ bulletin – Part II
by Rashmee
Posted on July 29, 2020
Here’s an update on my July 24th creative experiment in positivity bias in which I …
Read MoreJohn Chau shouldn’t be forgotten. His fatal ‘civilising’ mission has resonance, past and present
by Rashmee
Posted on December 3, 2018
No one’s talking about John Chau any more, but we should. The young man died …
Read MoreMissionary John Chau’s death shows that colonialist ideas of indigenous peoples are still with us
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2018 / The National
There are startling echoes of Somerset Maugham’s 1921 short story “Rain” in the recent death …
Read MoreHow would you like to be blamed for not being a millionaire? America’s poor need a Maugham
by Rashmee
Posted on March 14, 2017
If you’re middle class, how would you feel if the nearest millionaire said it was …
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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