Film Review: Riaad Moosa’s ‘New Material’
There is a moment in New Material where protagonist Cassim Kaif looks on to a group of would be colleagues taking shots and waiting to board a plane. It’s a moment that’s familiar to many
35 thoughts I had while watching Ep 1 of “The Serpent”
The Serpent is a show about Charles Sobhraj - conman and killer, who posed as a gem dealer in Thailand and murdered young people on the infamous “hippie trail”. It’s a slow burn show that
Armie Hammer, TikTok and the Glamorization of Sexual Violence
Contemporary culture has declared itself to be ok with sexual excess and sexual violence, in fact it encourages it. While Weinstein and #metoo provided a momentary reckoning for Hollywood, the Armie Hammer scandal shows that
Exploitation Disguised as Empowerment: A Review of ‘Little Birds’
Set in the ‘international zone’ of Tangier in the mid 1950s, prior to Moroccan independence, Sky Atlantic’s Little Birds seemed like the perfect escape to wind down the year. The show takes its title and
Book Review: ‘The Guineveres’ by Sarah Domet
Four girls who share a name and a home at the Sisters of the Supreme Adoration convent after being abandoned by their families are the focus of Sarah Domet’s debut novel. Vere, Gwen, Win and
Why Muslims (and everyone else) should watch ‘Unorthodox’
Minor spoilers follow The premise of a four-part Netflix series centers on a young woman’s escape from a loveless arranged marriage and the pressure of having children from within a community that is closed-off, criticizes
The Tale of a Turban
By writing anything remotely related to wearing the scarf, I have to say, I’m groaning on the inside. But before you stop reading this article, you should know that isn’t about the politics of wearing
Why are there so many great, unmarried women and no great, unmarried men?
Such was the opening question of the wildly popular HBO series Sex and the City whose protagonist Carrie Bradshaw navigated the world of dating in New York in the 90s. Carrie’s life of men and