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Icon2Icon: Indian American Reshma Saujani Among Activists Recognized by Lizzo at People’s Choice Award

Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Marshall Plan for Moms, shared the stage with Emmy…

Filmmakers Saim Sadiq and Nida Manzoor Among Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch for in 2023

Pakistani filmmaker Saim Sadiq and British Pakistani writer and director Nida Manzoor are among Variety’s…

Louise Penny’s Mystery ‘Three Pines’ Will Keep You Warm Through the Cold Winter Holidays

I came home from Thanksgiving break with raging flu-like symptoms. For a week, my body…

‘I Don’t Care if You’re a Boy, Girl or in Between’: Did Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Come Out as Bisexual?

Was she being just woke, like many of her generation, or did she just come…

Riz Ahmed and Jordan Peele Floored by Nuhash Humayun’s Riveting Bangladeshi Film ‘Moshari’

Riz Ahmed and Jordan Peele are set to executive produce Dhaka-based Nuhash Humayun’s live-action short…

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is Not Happy and Light But Deep, Restless and Beguiling Like the Marsh

I had heard about the popularity of Delia Owens’ spectacularly popular book “Where the Crawdads…

Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving in Pakistan? Kumail Nanjiani Hilariously Ad-Libs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Kumail Nanjiani, the Pakistani American actor, screenwriter and stand-up comedian, was a guest on Jimmy…

Makers of HBO’s ‘White Lotus’ Should Know Gayatri Mantra is Not Some New Age Energetic Warm Compress

It’s impossible to enjoy mainstream American entertainment media these days without feeling constantly assaulted by…

Killjoy: Pakistan Bans the Country’s Oscar Entry ‘Joyland’ Because of ‘Objectionable Material’

Pakistan has banned Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” the country’s entry for the Oscars’ international feature film…

No Laughing Matter: Mindy Kaling to Receive Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Achievement Award

Mindy Kaling will receive the Norman Lear Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America…

Pakistani American Arooj Aftab, Half Sisters Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones Nominated for 65th Grammy Awards

Arooj Aftab, Anoushka Shankar and Norah Jones are among the South Asian American artists nominated…

Kumail Nanjiani Says No Sequel for ‘The Big Sick’ Because ‘Our Lives Became Boring After That’

There won’t be any sequel to Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s rom-com “The Big…