Keyword: popular culture
In this podcast short, Lakshmi discusses her New York roots, her Desi identity, the Indian food she’s dying to see on Top Chef, and why she has no love for Disney princesses.
Today, Google commemorated the 105th birthday of the late Momofuku Ando, the inventor of ramen instant noodles, with a new Google Doodle. Here's a look back at three ramen-focused Asia Society programs and features.
The creator of a riotous one-woman play about Pakistanis navigating through Western society acknowledges her success but adds, "My story is just one — more stories are needed."
"Cartoons can have a huge impact," says Pakistan's first professional woman cartoonist, who was just named one of the "100 Women of 2014" by the BBC.
Pakistan's national film industry may have gone into decline, but painter Sarfraz Iqbal is still a consummate, busy professional.
Slideshow: Few Asian countries have a national team to root for, but the 2014 World Cup has become the source of festivities across the continent.
Who will follow in the footsteps of 2011 winner Aung San Suu Kyi and 2012 winner Imran Khan and take the honor for 2013? That's totally up to you.
In New York City, culinary crazes come and go every season, but the (re)discovery of Japan seems here to stay.
"I have to tell you, Andy liked to stay in his hotel room and call New York, order room service," said Bob Colacello.
The Taipei-born, Berlin-based Dirty Beaches frontman chats about making music in Beijing, his love of Wong Kar Wai movies and his own forays into filmmaking.
