Articles in the EDITOR’S PICKS Category

Love Beyond 30: Needs Versus Wants
By NEEM Magazine
Posted in EDITOR'S PICKS, RELATIONSHIPS, Summer 2010

I finished watching an episode of Sex and the City, called up my editor Benish and said, “Do you think SATC has ruled the lives of women living in the US so much that it has left us critical of finding love?”   To which Benish responded, “Sana, I’m married, and I love that show.” [...]

Against All Odds: The Bilz and Kashif
By NEEM Magazine
Posted in EDITOR'S PICKS, LIFESTYLE, Summer 2010

The Bilz and Kashif:  three young artists that are bursting with contagious energy.  The kind of energy that can make you feel like you’re being hit on simply because they are talking to you.  Add on top of that their ability to crone about breaking barriers, making love, and dancing all night and you have [...]

In Defense of Sex & the City: Let’s Not Skew It Please
By NEEM Magazine
Posted in EDITOR'S PICKS, LIFESTYLE, Summer 2010

As I walked into SATC 2, I braced myself for the potential barrage of ”Orientalist offensive material” that I had been reading about.  And I walked out of there amused by the jokes, contemplating the depiction of married life, and wondering why Muslims have begun to scream “foul” for being depicted in a manner that is not ideal.  After all, if we cannot [...]

Truly International
By NEEM Magazine
Posted in CULTURE, EDITOR'S PICKS, Summer 2010

“So…” said the South Asian Conan O’ Brien look-alike that sat across from me. He had the same lop-sided poufy hair, distinguishable side part and tall gawky gait but unfortunately lacked the comical trademark pigmentation and humorous charisma that has so endeared us to Coco. His ‘so’, left hanging in the air, flew around with [...]

Following my Heart across the Atlantic
By NEEM Magazine
Posted in EDITOR'S PICKS, RELATIONSHIPS, Spring 2010

At the end of 1995’s French Kiss, Meg Ryan’s character Kate boards a US-bound plane in France, closes her eyes, and takes a deep breathe to help overcome her flying neurosis and return home. Luc Teyssier (played by Kevin Kline) assumes the seat next to her, having had zipped through security in a pre-9-11 world [...]