saturday, jan. 11 San Diego Spring Home Show 2014 The San Diego Spring Home Show is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. The Home Show features hundreds of home improvement and landscaping exhibits with product demonstrations and advice from the pros. Runs through Jan. 12. San…
Come experience the all-new holiday themed animal presentations and a nightly tree lighting ceremony. Take a ride on the Twinkle Light Trolley or explore the nightly holiday-themed entertainment in the Koalafornia Boardwalk area. Special wintery treats will be available at the Zoo’s restaurants like holiday cookies, gingerbread men and hot chocolate. North Coast Repertory Theatre,…
NEW DELHI — At a time when queer rights are being debated vociferously in the media, Shaleen Rakesh, a poet based in New Delhi, India is set to release his first collection of queer poetry The Lion and the Antler in January 2014. Rakesh lives with the memory of creation and destruction, as forces he has…
In a move that suggests the Indian state is working toward greater acceptance of the LGBT community, Rituparno Ghosh, the director of Chitrangadahas won top honors at the state-sponsored National Film Awards, reports The Indian Express. The film, which took home the Special Jury Prize, concerns a choreographer (Ghosh) who is struggling with gender identity….
When you begin a novel with “I have a story that will make you believe in God,” you have made a bold promise that is very likely to be left unfulfilled. But that is how Yann Martel begins the Booker Prize-winning Life of Pi, with the narrator explaining that an old man has told him…
thursday, oct. 18 Temple, Palace, Mosque: Southern Asian and Persian Art In this new exhibition, the works are organized according to the types of architectural spaces with which they are associated. The first space presents arts associated with Southern Asian temples be they Buddhist, Hindu, or Jain, from Afghanistan to Southeast Asia. Works of art…
The Center has revealed that all three Monsoon restaurants will be participating in the forthcoming Dining Out for Life San Diego. Bombay Exotic Cuisine of India (3960 Fifth Ave), Masala Spices of India (314 Fifth Ave) and Monsoon Fine Cuisine (729 Fourth Ave.) will be joining more than 100 other San Diego restaurants, bars, coffeehouses…
NEW DELHI – A high court in New Delhi, India, delivered an historic judgment to amend a 149-year-old colonial-era law – Section 377 of the IPC – and decriminalize private consensual sex between adults of the same sex. It is the biggest victory yet for LGB rights in India and a major milestone in the…
India is one of the largest and most populous countries in the world. Not surprisingly, it boasts an immense diversity of cuisines. India is larger than the whole of Europe, excluding Russia, and consists of 17 different states; five major faiths; and 15 major languages. An astonishing 1,500 dialects exist throughout the continent. For epicurious…
