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nbcsnl: Bobby Moynihands making magic yet again.

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:49 -0400

nbcsnl:

Bobby Moynihands making magic yet again.

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nbcparksandrec: TIME.AFTER.TIME.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:35:18 -0400

nbcparksandrec:

TIME.AFTER.TIME.

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NANDINI’S FASHION VLOG LOL: Hot tips on how to accessorize...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:09:00 -0500

NANDINI’S FASHION VLOG LOL: Hot tips on how to accessorize with a bagel

gastronomyfiles: Oreo Brownies (by i am karin)

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:49:52 -0500

gastronomyfiles:

Oreo Brownies (by i am karin)

smashnetwork: Shaan Baig is at it again with Daphne...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:57:49 -0500

smashnetwork:

Shaan Baig is at it again with Daphne Choudhry giving you everyday wisdom to live your life by…this time, he tackles fitness. I honestly feel like the thumbnail says it all.

New Video: How to Exercise Your Body with Daphne Choudhry....

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:03:20 -0500

New Video: How to Exercise Your Body with Daphne Choudhry. Healthy living tips.

Megan Amram: Corrections

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:20:58 -0500

Megan Amram: Corrections:

meganamram:

The New York Times would like to issue corrections for the wedding announcement of Mr. Adam Penview to Ms. Katie Jasper that ran in yesterday’s paper.

We incorrectly identified in the announcement that Mr. Adam Penview and Ms. Katie Jasper were married at the Church of the Holy Trinity in…

smashnetwork: Get to know the name Shaan Baig (Notorious BAIG),...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:41:31 -0500

smashnetwork:

Get to know the name Shaan Baig (Notorious BAIG), because you’ll being hearing about him a lot…and I don’t mean just from us. From giving us “Sh*t Indian Girls Say,” to loveable characters like Devonte and Daphne, it’s no surprise that Shaan would use his comedic prowess to tackle one of SKYFALL’s lingering questions…what exactly happens when Silva orders a pizza?

https://www.facebook.com/shaanbaigpage

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a bhangra dance we did at my brother’s wedding

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:34:52 -0500

a bhangra dance we did at my brother’s wedding

eject: HOW TO BUY A GUN IN CANADA, AND OTHER RATIONAL THINGS

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:36:21 -0500

eject: HOW TO BUY A GUN IN CANADA, AND OTHER RATIONAL THINGS:

kellyoxford:

The majority of pro-gun Americans seem to always be chanting ‘It’s my RIGHT!’ and citing the 2nd Amendment.

Do these people realize that in Canada you also have the right to own a gun and ammo? IT’S TRUE.
You do have the right to bear the arms and shoot shit up the yin yang.

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i went to your house and asked your dad if i could marry you....

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:16:46 -0500

i went to your house and asked your dad if i could marry you. this is a video of what happened.

haiderz: How To Have A Proper Muslim Childhood.

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:05:10 -0500

haiderz:

How To Have A Proper Muslim Childhood.

Silva from the movie Skyfall orders a pizza.

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:32:00 -0500

Silva from the movie Skyfall orders a pizza.

nehrujackets: vicemag: Life of Heems I’m a little preoccupied...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:10:05 -0500

nehrujackets:

vicemag:

Life of Heems

I’m a little preoccupied with race. The first time someone suggested I read Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel about an Indian boy and his journey across the ocean with a Bengal tiger, I took a look at the author’s name, and my race wheels started turning. I thought, What does this guy know about India? I tried to read it, I swear. I read the first 30 pages or so and put it down. It bored me. When a friend asked to borrow the book, I gave it away and have never seen it since.

Two months ago I saw an advertisement for the film version of Life of Pi featuring an image of a shirtless Indian male with a turban-like scarf wrapped around his head. That image reminded me of Mowgli and Sabu, those first representations of South Asians to the West, and I wondered if the South Asians were about to be set back. In recent years, South Asians have been all over American screens. And we’re no longer limited to roles as turbaned savages or man-servants or Kwik-E-Mart owners or taxi drivers or even just doctors and engineers. Actors like Aziz Ansari and Mindy Kaling are playing roles that aren’t quite as reductive. Stripped away of some of the stereotypes and clichés about South Asians, the roles these actors have taken, or in Mindy’s case written for herself, are turning more than half a century of otheredness on its head. Life of Pi troubled me.

Visibility of South Asians in Western film, American particularly, has a long but limited history. It started with Sabu Dastagir, who at the age of 13 was given the role of an elephant driver in the 1937 film Elephant Boy, based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. In 1942, he played Mowgli in a film adaptation of The Jungle Book, also by Rudyard Kipling. In the 1940s and 1950s, a man who went by Korla Pandit became America’s “Godfather of Exotica,” except he was born John Roland Redd, an African-American. In the 1960s, a young man by the name of Sajid Khan starred alongside Jay North in a film called Maya. It was subsequently spun off into a series on NBC of the same name from September 1967 to February 1968. Around this time the mystique of South Asians in the West peaked when the hippies discovered Ravi Shankar.

In the 1980s, all we had was Fisher Stevens, who said he went to India and learned yoga to be “method” about his role as Ben Jahrvi in the Short Circuit movies. In the 1990s there was a guy in the Sprint commercial who counted “one minute, two minute, three minute.” That actor also lost his arm when a train suddenly stopped in a Rice Krispies Treats ad. I think he’s on Glee now as a principal. With the 2000s we finally saw a somewhat humanized depiction of South Asians with actors like Mindy Kaling, Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari, Danny Pudi, and Maulik Pancholi on TV and in films. All this is to say, we’re relatively new at being portrayed on television and in film despite our history here since the mid-1960s. I’m a little protective of how we’re put out there.

I got a chance to see Life of Pi at the 50th New York International Film Festival back in October, but I missed the press screening and had to attend the official premiere. Everyone was in a suit. The women wore fancy dresses. The only people of color I saw in this colossal room were myself, Suraj Sharma, the lead actor in the film, and Ang Lee, the director. I looked for Irrfan Khan, an old-school Indian film actor who was also inSlumdog Millionaire, but he was nowhere to be found. Ang Lee spoke about his film and about storytelling, and I got excited.

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dope.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:46:11 -0500

dope.

kellyoxford: I’ve eaten so much Chinese food to finally get to...

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:54:59 -0500

kellyoxford:

I’ve eaten so much Chinese food to finally get to you.

10 Things You Need to Know About Gaza

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:08:01 -0500

10 Things You Need to Know About Gaza