Spivak, politics of pronunciation, and the search for a just democracy
The controversy over Gayatri Spivak’s public rebuke of a young, Dalit scholar may seem like a storm in a teacup, but it has important social and political implications.
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India stock market heads into uncertain post-election landscape
SINGAPORE -- As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enters his third term in office, investors will be watching to see whether his ability to drive economic change in the world's most populous nation has been by hurt the ruling coalition's election setback.
Thai director thanks Singaporeans, Malaysians for viral video response to tear-jerking film
The director of a Thai film which has audiences across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia reaching for the tissue boxes with its tear-jerking relationship study of an ailing grandmother and her grandson says he is grateful for the viral social media response which shows his film is “resonating” across the region.
After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
HONG KONG (AP) — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China’s history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot.
Who is Dhruv Rathee? From Modi fan to Indian PM’s most formidable critic
When the 29-year-old YouTuber attacks Modi, he gets a bigger audience than any opposition leader. What’s his secret?
Shaking seats and piped-in fog: How 4DX is carving out a niche moviegoing market
In George Miller's new Mad Max film "Furiosa," a red paint flare explodes and casts the theater screen in a saturated crimson cloud.
UAW challenges Mercedes-Benz union vote, asks NLRB for new election
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week's organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama, in which workers voted against union representation, and is asking federal officials to order a new election.