The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Game On: Teaching Middle Schoolers to Think Like History Detectives
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The Brief But Wondrous Hiatus of this Blog
Posted on October 28, 2009 | 1 CommentI’ve been on a brief but wondrous hiatus for the past eight or so weeks, celebrating and treasuring the birth of my daughter who made her very special entrance into... -
Summer Reading: From Ohio to Delhi to Accra
Posted on August 21, 2009 | No CommentsOf summer reading, the Presbyterian minister Henry Ward Beecher, once said, “There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this... -
Smiling Along with Gene Yang and Derek Kim’s The Eternal Smile
Posted on August 21, 2009 | No CommentsWhen I received my copy of Gene Yang’s latest graphic novel The Eternal Smile, the bright yellow reminded me of his award-winning and best-selling American Born Chinese, one of my... -
Q&A with Minal Hajratwala, author of Leaving India
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsThis interview was originally published at Sepia Mutiny. As someone whose own family is dispersed over several continents (my husband often jokes that we can’t visit any new country without... -
A Perfect Artist Date: Books, Maps, and Ice-Cream
Posted on July 14, 2009 | 3 CommentsIn her book The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron prescribes the “artist date” as an essential building block of the creative life. She describes it as: a block of time, perhaps... -
Finding Humor in the Challenges of Parenting: Home Game by Michael Lewis
Posted on July 10, 2009 | No CommentsDo you ever find yourself reading one book about a particular topic and then, immediately moving on to another in a similar vein? That has been my experience lately as... -
A Father’s Lessons for Life, from late bloomer and early investor, Jim Rogers
Posted on June 21, 2009 | 4 CommentsJim Rogers was a multi-millionaire investor who could afford to retire and morph into a world traveler before he turned 37, but it took him another 25 years to find... -
Cooking It Up at the Indian Culinary Center
Posted on June 12, 2009 | 4 CommentsI was intrigued, but slightly skeptical when I signed up for a cooking class at the newly-opened Indian Culinary Center a few weeks ago. What could I, a vegetarian who... -
Falling Down the Page … with List Poems
Posted on June 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsI’m a creature of habit and making lists is at the top of my “habit list.” My day does not go right unless I sit down in the morning and... -
Muslim Voices in the Metropolis
Posted on June 5, 2009 | No CommentsWhile the spotlight shines on Barack Obama’s long-awaited speech to the Muslim World, closer to home, I’ve been seeing lots of posters and advertising for the upcoming Muslim Voices Festival... -
Review & Interview: “Family Planning,” by Karan Mahajan
Posted on May 7, 2009 | No CommentsWhen you’re visibly pregnant and riding the NYC subway with a book titled “Family Planning†in hand, you’re bound to draw stares and curious gazes. Such was my experience earlier... -
Afternoon Tea, Adventurous Picnics, Cherry Cake, and Ginger Beer
Posted on May 1, 2009 | No CommentsHere’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while: indulge in a proper afternoon tea for two, complete with pretty little teapots, finger sandwiches, sweets, and great company. I...