J was talking about a photo exhibit planned at the Brooklyn Museum (if I recall correctly), themed “The New Face of Brooklyn”. When I looked out of the window and saw this, I was reminded of that theme.
Twin Keys is now practicing in a space in Greenpoint that faces this building, adorned with its aged […]
I was standing in a laundromat in the Harras neighborhood of Munich when I got the news in the form of a voicemail from my younger sister. Our sister Prameela had delivered a baby boy. As I jumped up and down with a delighted grin on my face “Ich bin Oncle!” was my […]
When boredom strikes and you happen to have a baby inside you…
Positano, Praiano, and Amalfi are a trying two hour journey south from Napoli. First by train—the Circumvesuviano—then by SITA bus.
The area, if touristy, can be relaxing. We stayed at the Hotel Continental, just on the edge of Praiano. I highly recommend this spot. The views were fantastic, and the place lent itself to the act […]
Fini described Napoli as a city that is filthy and adorable. She loves the place, and that is largely why I included it in my itinerary.
And now I see why. It is filthy. The city is charming in its dilapidation the way Hyderabad and many another Indian city is (and many others across the un- […]