Articles Written By Pasha Malla
TMN Contributing Writer Pasha Malla is the author of four books. He is also the head of TMN’s informal panel of film critics. He lives in Toronto.
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Going Back to Kali
Paradise Lost?
As relatives gather for a wedding, Pasha Malla faces tough questions about why his family moved away from Jammu and Kashmir and tries to figure out what, exactly, they left behind. Part five of his travel journal.
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Going Back to Kali
When We Go North
Along bumpy roads and past intimidating border posts, our author heads north for his cousin’s wedding and discovers safety might be just a state of mind, in the fourth installment in his travel journal.
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Going Back to Kali
New Money
On a trip back to India, our author sees the shining new face of the country’s idealistic business elite—and also the not-so-shining parts. The third installment in a series of travel essays.
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Going Back to Kali
A Couple of My Dad’s Lives
On a trip back to India, Pasha Malla sets his itinerary in search of his past. He gets up close and personal in a nation of arranged marriages, in the second installment in his travel journal.
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Going Back to Kali
Namaskar, Goodnight
On a trip back to India, our author sets his itinerary in search of his past. But in an ever-changing country, history can be difficult to find. The first in a series of travel essays.
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Politics
Violence in the Zócalo
Following the death of an American journalist, the rest of the world is taking notice of the declining situation in Oaxaca. Our writer interviews his sister Anna, who watched the peace unravel first-hand this summer.
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A Walk in the Park
Toronto
Toronto’s new mayor has prompted a revival of civic spirit, including a push to celebrate the city’s public spaces. But what if your experiences in its parks are memorable for all the wrong reasons?
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Spoofs & Satire
The Cast of Blossom vs. Wu-Tang Clan
It’s true that this year’s South by Southwest music festival brought a number of unlikely musical pairings to the stage. Few were as unlikely as Joey Lawrence and Raekwon. (Whoa!)
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Things
Kubb
Ever wonder what the Vikings did for fun when they weren't out raping and pillaging? The answer: kubb. Occasionally called "Viking chess," this Swedish lawn game is a bocce-Jenga hybrid...
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The Non-Expert
Take Your Seat, Please
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we answer a question that has plagued us all since the day after we invented plumbing.
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Things
Loteria de la Mujer
Featuring the vibrant artwork of San Diego painter Nuvia Crisol Guerra, Loteria de la Mujer reimagines the popular Mexican party game with images of 20 stages in a woman's life, from...
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Destinations
Super Pen Pals Secret Reading Society
If the words "reading series" prompt thoughts of bongo drums, first-person rape fantasies or Ethan Hawke, it's probably time you stopped by Toronto's monthly Super Pen Pals Secret Reading Society....