Issue: May ’12

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  Book Review: Urban Shots (Series)

  By Priya Savoor · If you were to read stories about a regular day in your city, would they capture your interest long enough for you to reach the end?
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  Everyone’s a Fucking Editor

  By Solo · The Transmetropolitan series of graphic novels is satiric, dark, and wonderfully profane.
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  Androgyny and Acceptance

  By Anu Chowdhary · Founded by Sukriti Grover and Sapna Bhavnani, SoFake is an avant-garde fashion label that aims to bridge the gap between the two sexes effortlessly.
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  Blood and Lust

  By Pooja Pillai · If you can keep up with all the gore and naked, white flesh that comes with most H.B.O. shows, you will enjoy True Blood.
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  CD Review: S.T.D.

  By Neeharika Palaka · Sridhar/Thayil are still one of the most eccentric, experimental, and unique bands in the Indian scene.
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  Village Vignettes: Harvest Season

  By Chandni Singh · Being a handicap in a farming family is a deadly curse—the ignominy of being an extra mouth to feed without the solace of being a helping hand.
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  U-bends: Ujeli, Again

  By ANJA · Uttarkashi isn’t likely to make the top ten lists of many tourists. It doesn’t offer much in the way of museums or ancient ruins or souvenirs.
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  Songbird

  By Sharada Annamaraju · In the dead of a summer afternoon, hiking through a forest in the Deccan is an unnatural experience.
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  Film Review: Shame

  By Siddhartha Lal · Often nightmarish, Shame can be best described as a story about neurosis and dysfunction.