Category: News

  • Kamina punching young Simon in the face.

    May 9, 2014
    I don't even know why this happened but it is so stuck in my head and I want it out.…
  • Part of a kolam drawing.

    April 13, 2012
    After years of hunting, I discovered my ideal literary agent had been right in front of me all along. I'm…

  • October 8, 2011
    By now I'm sure we've all heard about Union Square, Washington Square Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, and other city sites…

  • May 30, 2011
    China Used Prisoners in Lucrative Gaming Work No pun intended, but...WoW.  Just wow. The Guardian reports that Chinese prisoners were…
  • Banner displayed during Lasantha Wickrematunge's funeral procession, reading "We salute a brave journalist and trusted colleague. From Friends at Time Magazine."

    May 16, 2010
    This month marks the first anniversary of the Tamil genocide, which culminated in the Mullivaikkal massacre. On May 18, 2009,…
  • Tamil woman in a suit at a table in a bookstore.

    April 3, 2005
    "She's more than a college student; she's a force of creative nature," a Dartmouth paper declares. The Dartmouth Life interview…
  • Tamil woman with glasses and black curly hair with bleached streaks sits on wooden stairs.

    February 27, 2005
    Baby's first book circuit! I've done interviews with The Dartmouth, The Concord Monitor, and The Valley News I have to…
  • Book cover with a pink and green gradient pattern and white wraparound, titled "Invictus" by Vyshali Manivannan.

    March 19, 2004
    Yes, I realize I wasn't even blogging in 2004 and only had three years of college under my belt, but…