Friday night I was live on Canada’s CBC discussing the role Bollywood plays in establishing beauty standards for South Asian women, telling us that lighter skin makes us beautiful, a myth which feeds the ridiculous marketing of whitening creams in the region. Although this is a topic I have covered in the past, nothing has changed. […]
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One of my deepest secrets, that you will probably find out after spending a few hours with me, is that I love Bravo TV. I’ve developed a dependency on the reality-TV channel that I just can’t really rationalize. There is no better way for me to unwind, no better massage for my brain. So when
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In the Age of Technology, I think that nothing really “dates” you as much as your tech savvy skills. I can never get over how fast my niece and nephews are with their web expertise, or how much I learn from them. I remember being in middle school when news about email was going around
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