by Jai Sen | Jul 30, 2012 | Sen and Sensibility
Originally published on the Clyde Fitch Report. Read the full piece. Aurora. As I’m sure I’m not the first to point out, it could be the code name of a superhero, or a remote planet on which garish battles take place. But as we all know, it’s nothing so distant. It’s...
by Jai Sen | Jul 17, 2012 | Sen and Sensibility
This post was originally published on the now-defunct Clyde Fitch Report, a blog about art and politics, for which I wrote a regular column on comics and graphic novels. I’ve updated the post to correct its subject’s pronouns. Bishakh Som, like her...
by Jai Sen | Jan 22, 2012 | Musings, The Malay Mysteries
Today marks the Chinese New Year (in the U.S., anyway, given time zones and so forth). And not just that: it’s the Year of the Dragon. The auspiciousness of this date comes up in one of my Malay Mysteries. “Huh? But I thought these stories were about Malay...
by Jai Sen | Jan 18, 2012 | Musings
Update: there’s much dancing in the streets at the apparent withdrawal of SOPA/PIPA, after a huge public outcry and day-long internet protest. Great news, right? Except the redoubtable Lamar Smith, who believes himself to be an expert on both technology and...
by Jai Sen | Dec 15, 2011 | Musings
(Before I start my ramblings, allow me to recommend an excellent review of the Tintin film and a write-up of a press conference with Steven Spielberg for those who may be interested in seeing this movie.) When I was a kid growing up in India, there were three types of...
