The God of Loss. The God of Small Things. He left no footprints in the sand, no ripples in water, no image in mirrors. - Arundhati Roy

When independent-thinking people (and here I do not include the corporate media) begin to rally under flags, when writers, painters, musicians, film makers suspend their judgment and blindly yoke their art to the service of the “Nation,” it’s time for all of us to sit up and worry.

It is true that success is the most boring thing, it is tinny and brittle, failure runs deeper. Success is dangerous. I have a very complicated relationship with that word.

Another world is not only possible, she's on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe.