Krithika Varagur
LA Review of Books
Indonesia
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Art and Dissent in Singapore: An Interview with Seelan Palay
Krithika Varagur speaks to Singaporean artist Seelan Palay about censorship, institutional critique, and the Southeast Asian art world. → Read More
Malaysia and the Improbable Win of an Unlikely Alliance
Mahathir Mohamad’s campaign promise was to obtain a pardon from prison for Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy whom he, Mahathir, had once seen jailed, if his electoral alliance with Anwar’s wife won in this month’s general election. This unlikely-seeming team of former rivals buried their differences in the single-minded hope of ousting the spectacularly corrupt administration of Malaysia’s most… → Read More
Welcome to the most Instagrammable museum on earth
Rabbit Town, a museum in Indonesia, exists solely for selfies. → Read More
Everything Mall Is New Again
“The citizen in a mall-city assumes submission as a constant pose: there is nowhere else.” Krithika Varagur on the malls of Jakarta. → Read More
I’m Not on a Diet, I’m Fasting
I’m not on a diet, I fast intermittently using principles derived from 22 peer-reviewed studies. Girls diet, and I am a man. What do you guys, like... → Read More
The skincare con
Skin has withstood millions of years of evolution. How could we be getting it so wrong now? → Read More
The Dating App for Would-Be Polygamists: Controversial Even in Muslim Indonesia
Some 13 million people in Indonesia are practicing polygamy. But it’s not easy, even with a Tinder-style approach—as the app developer discovered. → Read More
Indonesia Aims To Attract More Muslim Visitors In 'Halal' Tourism Push
Halal tourism is an emerging trend in the travel industry: holidays that don't just accommodate, but actively cater to, devout Muslims. Indonesia is trying to market itself as a halal destination. → Read More
Scenes from Ivanka Trump’s Deep Sea Thanksgiving
“Have no idea how to decorate your Thanksgiving table? Problem solved…” — @IvankaHQ, 11/16/17 - - -The kids gather around the Thanksgiving Clam to ... → Read More
How Trump Is Using Bush-Era Laws to Deport Christians
The plight of Indonesian Christians living in New Hampshire and New Jersey reveals the deep roots of the current immigration regime. → Read More
Neapolitan Novels
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Twilight Of The Lunatic Express
April 28, 2017 marked the last-ever journey of the Lunatic Express, 116 years after it was built under the British Empire’s auspices. I won’t miss it. It... → Read More
A Field Guide to Digital Nomadic Tribes of the West
Hunter-Influencers This matrilineal tribe can be found across the world, particularly in metropolises, living at subsistence level from the livelih... → Read More
Ulysses and the Fyre Festival Sirens –
“Listen to me carefully,” she said. “After this you will encounter the Sirens, beautiful women who cast a spell on all those who pass them. Have you seen those advertisements on Instagram for Fyre… → Read More
Saudi Arabia Is Redefining Islam for the World's Largest Muslim Nation
King Salman's historic visit to Indonesia is the culmination of a long campaign for influence. → Read More
Krithika Varagur
Krithika is the Associate Editor of What's Working at the Huffington Post, and she writes on development, equality, race relations and diversity. She has written for Vogue India, the New York Times, and the Harvard Lampoon, and graduated from Harvard in 2015. She can be reached at krithika.varagur@huffingtonpost.com. → Read More
Elena Ferrante Wasn't "Asking For It"
Impolite sentiments die hard. We can't, today, in most company, suggest that a rape victim was "asking for it." But it's not like men just realized → Read More
Could Your Job Help You Be Less Stressed?
These companies think so. → Read More
Why This Congresswoman Thinks Kids Will Lead The Food Waste Revolution
Rep. Chellie Pingree is heading the legislative fight against food waste. → Read More
Slum Residents In Kenya Map Their Homes Because Google Can't
These maps help slums get services like electricity and plumbing. → Read More