August 2014

Suicide Tourism

Noting that 611 foreigners were helped to die in Switzerland between 2008 and 2012, mostly via Dignitas, the poster reflects on ‘suicide tourism’ and why people choose it, with a…

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
“Jihadi John” from Maida Vale

A short post about a London hip-hop artist reported to be ‘Jihadi John’, opening with Maida Vale property prices and history before noting his link to the area.

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
Mardaani

The poster praises Mardaani as a tough Mumbai thriller with strong female leads and authentic villains, rating Rani Mukerji’s performance highly, though it is not a fan of her and…

Brown Pundits Archive24 August 20140 comments
Lion vs. porcupines

Taking up U. R. Ananthamurthy’s lion-versus-porcupine image of Modi’s India versus Gandhi’s, the poster argues a proud porcupine beats a cowardly lion, and suggests India should aspire instead to be…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
Don't cry for me Yezidi

Reflecting on the Yazidi crisis, the poster looks back fondly to the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal triumvirate and argues the world is reacting to Western globalisation, with English spreading as…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
Kerala aims to be Gujarat (2025)

Reporting Kerala’s plan to be alcohol-free in ten years, the poster weighs liberal and conservative arguments for prohibition against lost tax revenue and jobs, notes the tourism cost, and says…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
“A small incident of rape”

Reacting to Arun Jaitley’s reported ‘small incident of rape’ remark and Nirbhaya’s mother’s reply, the poster argues the minister is a more complex figure than expectations of senior leaders suggest…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
The (tiny) knife

Rebutting Deborah Orr’s Guardian column on the ‘tiny knife’ used in a beheading, the poster argues she is wrong on the facts, since the Caliphate has advanced weapons, and that…

Brown Pundits Archive23 August 20140 comments
So…it was Hamas after all

Citing a Hamas official who said the group did not intend a large battle but ‘Allah willed’ one, the poster asks why leaders shelter in tunnels while civilians suffer, and…

Brown Pundits Archive22 August 20140 comments
Hussain Haqqani

Summarising Hussain Haqqani’s view that Sharif mishandled the protests while the military nudged Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadri, the poster doubts Khan has made much impact and compares him to…

Brown Pundits Archive22 August 20140 comments