Coming back to The White Tiger itself, Bahrani says he was attracted to the character of Balram Halwai because of his cheeky, subversive humour and his utter lack of remorse about any of his actions, as he climbs his way up the social ladder, from chauffeur to entrepreneur. More broadly,…
During last year’s president campaign, Donald Trump frequently mocked Joe Biden for small crowd sizes (which was of course intentional on Biden’s part, because we’re in the middle of a fucking pandemic and he’s a responsible adult). Biden would ultimately get the last laugh, however, when he soundly defeated Trump…
Haïti – Diaspora Covid-19 : Bulletin quotidien #30721/01/2021 10:18:38 SITUATION MONDIALE : Jeudi 21 janvier 2021, le nombre de personnes contaminées dans le monde par le coronavirus Covid-19 depuis le début de la pandémie (Source officielle), s’élève à 96,938,729 cas (+720,128), la veille (+589,964). Nombre de pays contaminés 191 (inchangé)…
Amid the global media coverage of the pandemic and Donald Trump’s final days as US president, an unexpected music genre went viral on TikTok: traditional sea shanties, spurring what has become known as the “ShantyTok” phenomenon. Global interest in ShantyTok began when a postman called Nathan Evans, who lives near…
The US Treasury’s action against the ship Fortuna came in the final days of the Trump administration, but President Joe Biden is expected to pursue the same policy, according to his nominee for secretary of state, Antony Blinken. In 2016, Mr Biden said the pipeline was a “bad deal” for…
You can look at the Eagles’ hiring of Nick Sirianni in a few different ways. Maybe this hire is about conjuring the past, which is not an unfamiliar reflex for Philadelphia’s sentimental ownership. Sirianni is the top lieutenant of Frank Reich, who was inarguably the most underrated component of Philadelphia’s…
A star-studded benefit to save a beloved jazz club, a “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” watch party and a three-part series exploring artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s musical influences lead our weekly list of online concerts, streaming theater, virtual art and other culture for your viewing consideration this weekend. Here’s the rundown, all times Pacific.…
Peruvian musician, DJ, Songwriter and record producer, Dzasko, is rising star in the world of dance music. His latest release is a sensational single that has pure late night feels, smooth from start to finish, and features the beautiful vocals of J. Laser, titled “Eclipse”, out now on Loudkult. Hailing…
iciHaïti – USA : 24 heures avant le départ de Trump, l’administration américaine expulse 25 haïtiens21/01/2021 10:49:07 Mardi 19 janvier dans la soirée, 24 heures avant la fin de mandat du Président Trump, l’Administration américaine a rapatrié en Haïti 25 haïtiens qui résidaient en situation migratoire irrégulière sur le sol…
The corner of Church Avenue and Nostrand Avenue, a Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Sam Bojarski for The Haitian Times Diplomats are working behind the scenes to enable Haitians in the diaspora to participate in the upcoming constitutional referendum, said James Jacques, Haiti’s general consul to the Dominican Republic.…