Privacy Begets Privacy
Of late one of the trends on social media especially where celebs are concerned, is all about requesting privacy to either celebrate, mourn, deal with, come to terms with, yada yada yada. The interesting thing here is, for all their intrusiveness, paps don't have access into a person's house beyond the reach of their telephoto... Continue Reading →
In Memorium: Kulsum Aapa
My aunt died recently. She was actually my husband's aunt but the distinction wasn't ever really a thing. In Urdu, Aapa means elder sister and that's how I heard her referred to by many of people around her. My husband's family speaks Telugu and typically she would have been referred to as Peddamma (elder mother/aunt)... Continue Reading →
The Side Window
For those who are fans of the Hitchcockian thriller, this isn't an attempt to ride on the coattails of it. But I was hard-pressed for creativity and my brain doesn't function well without caffeine so an "inspiration" is what I'm working with since there are some similarities between me in my current predicament and Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Movie Review: Shang-Chi and The Legend Of the Ten Rings
We have somehow avoided going to the movie theaters even post our vaccination. It just seems like an uphill task to expect the levels of cleanliness and hygiene I'd be comfortable with in these current circumstances. But OTTs rule and we've been able to view quite a few of the new movies sitting at home... Continue Reading →
Random. Structured. Haphazard. All Me. 