Multi-coloured ‘porcelain’ berries, cycle lane sharing in the DMV area
by Rashmee
Posted on October 3, 2021
The DMV area – Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia – is rich in interesting sights.…
Read MoreThe ‘Indiana banana’ and its close Indian relative
by Rashmee
Posted on October 2, 2021
Having never eaten a pawpaw, it was hard to resist the stall in the Dupont …
Read MoreVignettes from the DMV area — DC, Maryland, Virginia
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2021
Vignettes from the Washington metropolitan area, one of the most affluent and educated in the …
Read MoreWashington, D.C.’s new signs and what they might mean
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2021
“Symbols help us make tangible that which is intangible,” wrote the British-American commentator Simon Sinek. …
Read MoreIt’s coming up to the ides of March
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2020
In March 2018, it was frigging cold in DC. The padlet below, which I made …
Read MoreThe nuclear non-proliferation era ends with a key treaty. What happens next?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 3, 2019
On Friday, August 2, a nuclear non-proliferation pact collapsed. Not just any pact but the …
Read MoreDonald Trump’s Washington is actually good for journalists. Here’s why
by Rashmee
Posted on March 13, 2019
Axios, the smart and savvy news website, says more than a dozen books about Donald …
Read MoreHow Donald Trump got his Avgolemono soup and I didn’t
by Rashmee
Posted on October 13, 2018
At the Greek Deli, a Washington, D.C. institution mostly because of its Avgolemono soup, they …
Read MoreOn to Washington D.C.’s African-American Museum…in December, 1st available date
by Rashmee
Posted on September 30, 2016
I’ve managed to book a visit to D.C.’s new National Museum of African American History …
Read MoreBarack Obama has the most women ambassadors of any American president
by Rashmee
Posted on April 19, 2015
Speaking of a country sending a female envoy to the world, President Obama has appointed …
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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