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Small mercies
December has been a difficult month, last week most of all. A week ago today, I went to my favorite coffeehouse in Brooklyn, trying to clear my head enough to do a few hours of solid work after two w… more →
verbal privilege
small mercies
wrote 1 week ago: December has been a difficult month, last week most of all. A week ago today, I went to my favorite … more →
just protest voting
wrote 1 month ago: “There ain’t no voting no more–just protest voting.” – some dude who w … more →
of europe
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wrote 5 months ago: Selim Sesler’s not playing at Badehane this week (or last, or next)–because among other … more →
the holes in the roof
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wrote 5 months ago: In August 1925, Syrian nationalists and Druze leaders launched a rebellion against French colonial r … more →
black and white city: vertical
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wrote 5 months ago: Damascus, Old City. … more →
black and white city: horizontal
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wrote 5 months ago: Damascus, Old City … more →
light and water
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wrote 6 months ago: In other news, I’m pleased to annouce my camera and I have resolved our differences, and are s … more →
istanbul pride
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wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday saw İstanbul’s sixth LGBTT Pride March: from Taksim to Tünel, with a lingering prese … more →
self-portrait in spitalfields
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wrote 6 months ago: (and a few other shots from London and Oxford, before the Turkish deluge) Captions: 1. Outside a sho … more →
the view from the roof
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wrote 6 months ago: Remember? I arrived on Tuesday and collapsed into Beyoğlu’s arms, done in from a week of jetla … more →
southbank fountain
wrote 6 months ago: Outside Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London London is keeping me too busy to write– … more →
reach beneath the skin of the street
wrote 9 months ago: I am utterly swamped with work, and may not emerge properly for some time–midterms, presentati … more →
northwestward bound
wrote 9 months ago: About to board a plane to Seattle for a short trip (three cheers for plummeting airfares; I don … more →
the city is skewed
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wrote 9 months ago: Rumblegumption added one of Jeet Thayil’s ghazals to the comments on the Shahid Ali post, whic … more →
in the meantime
wrote 9 months ago: Here are some good reads: Thariel went to Syria last year, and wrote all about it for Outlook Travel … more →
jantar mantar
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wrote 10 months ago: Too busy to post anything but photos this week; but my camera and I had a lot of fun at the Jantar M … more →
afterwords
wrote 1 year ago: Taj through the Gateway to India, January 2004 The pundit-ghouls are out in full force, as ever … more →
mumbai
wrote 1 year ago: Watching the live stream on CNN/IBN, my rudimentary Hindi getting an unexpected and unpleasant worko … more →
