Shekhar Deshpande
Reality Isn’t What it is Cracked up to be!
The first day on the (Democratic) Convention floor simply revealed what cynics amongst us have already known: that nothing you see on television, read in
Conventions: Spectacles of Power
Political conventions by definition are spectacles. Most of us do not attend them but they are right there, in the media, on film and deep
Lo, It's Joe!
Okay. Those of you who work at Seven Eleven or Dunkin Donuts and those who go there, now have a spokesperson on Obama’s team.It is
Wanted: Some Humor and Sarcasm
Apparently, McCain does not remember how many houses he has. Perhaps he does not walk around with his copy of the pre-nuptial he signed with
Our "Evil" and Theirs
Rick Warren, who presides over a “mega” church in California, hosted a forum for the candidates on issues of faith. Much has been made about
Parsing the Words in Party Platforms
By their very nature, the platforms of political parties are boring documents. It is as if all the budding bureaucrats, now enthusiastic campaign workers and
Obama & McCain: The Power Of Superstitions
Both candidates for the Presidency of the United States are reportedly superstitious. John McCain calls himself a superstitious sailor. He does not put his hat
Beyond The Glitz
To an outsider, or to a rational student of media and democracy, this is a land of wonders. The world is burning. The United States
As the World Burns: Let's Return to the Glitz
To an outsider, or to a rational student of media and democracy, this is a land of wonders. The world is burning. The United States
Don't Worry About the Stench in Victory
This is a "historic" convention. That may be true for all the reasons we know so far. A historic candidacy, an energized grass roots of
Is It Going to Rain on Biden?
The Convention Clock is ticking for the Democrats. Everyone is joining in with the best they can bring. One evangelical (Stuart Shepard of CitizenLink) is
The Boring Guru
The Love Guru (2008), directed by Marco Schnabel, disgraced by Mike Myers and made famous by Rajan Zed
Aye Mere Bichhade Chaman
Do you pine sometimes for the sounds, the images, the rhythms and the media constructions of your past?
Let's Talk About Sex
Without senses, we would not know we are alive. And with senses, we know how to live.
Why We Travel To India
In this upside down world they wonder why you come searching for a place they cannot leave.
Chuck de Yadain!
Call it professional sports, but it is organized gambling and slave trading
Auto Class Struggle
Car accidents are a metaphor for our life in society.
