Essay
Under the rubble of time, what’s left behind?
A displacement in time In my childhood home, a collection of oriental, wood-carved chairs was the centrepiece of my living room. They were made of expensive wood, and the backrest…
A Cultural Eye-opener For Southern India
The Chenda melam drums kicked in and my head bobbed without hesitation. Some sounds are so embedded in our memory that they pull a reaction before we even register. Hanumankind’s…
The Dazzling World of Vocaloid Concerts
“I don’t get it. You’re paying money just to stare at a screen?” “Why don’t you just watch a video at home!” “Their voices sound so weird.” These are usually…
Six Months in the City of Cats & Dogs
They call themselves gatos – cats. If you’re a gato you’re a true Madrilenian. Three generations at least. The people of Madrid are proud of this moniker, and rightfully so.…
Something of Worth
When I was 12 years old, my grandmother gave me an unusual gift: a deep plastic tub filled with individually wrapped teacups. My brother received an identical tub – his…
For hope, for renewal, for cosmic wonder
Hope is radical, and New York City is full of it.
Reckoning With the Uptick of Islam: Thoughts on Dune, Hooded Gowns and #ramadantok
Is Islam being embraced or fetishised? Hosna Eqbal, whose parents migrated to Australia from Afghanistan, takes a look at orientalism, erasure and .
The Ocean is Punk
Terrestrials are officially uncool. It’s a shame, because we have something pretty interesting going on up here. Tusked megafauna with phallus-like facial appendages roam mystic and ancient forests, whilst ferocious…
“We Could Make a Fkn Glass Crater Out of the Middle East for All I Care”
Written in 2017 and republished with minor edits in 2024. The charming sentence that titles this piece first came to my attention in the sunny year of ’06, when satirical…