My take on understanding cultural appropriation, identity, and India’s influence on western culture in the 90’s. Link: VICE
The Flight of Dragons: Revisiting a Forgotten Gem of 80’s Childhood
Flying back to rediscover a childhood favorite and why it remains locked in the realm of nostalgia. Link: TOR
Dying in Dubai: Book Review
Roselee Blooston’s memoir on death, grief, and the Middle East. Link: The Rumpus
How My Beautiful Laundrette Taught Me I Deserve Love
The queer film that changed my life and why we need more of them today. Link: VICE
Sleeping on Jupiter: Book Review
Anuradha Roy’s haunting and powerful novel of deep rumblings in a seemingly sleepy seaside town. Link: The Rumpus
Where are the New Cult Musicals?
Why we need more subversive musicals in todays world. Link: TOR
The Upper Far East
What it was like working on Madison Avenue during the American Recession and the rise of the Chinese consumer. Link: The Rumpus
Holding Hands
The simple act of men holding hands, what it meant to me growing up, and how it has defined me now. Link: The Good Men Project
First Date
How cultural identity, internalized homophobia, and assimilation affected my old dating life. Link: Narrative.ly
Reneysh Vittal 