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Happy Diwali, fam! [PHOTO: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress, lights a candle at the Capitol Diwali celebration on Thursday.]
Happy Diwali, fam!

[PHOTO: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress, lights a candle at the Capitol Diwali celebration on Thursday.]

Diwali is Sunday, but the celebrations are already underway: yesterday members of Congress participated in the first-ever Capitol Hill observance of the holiday.

Top: Rep. Ami Bera, the only Indian American member of the current Congress, lights a diya.
Bottom: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of Congress, lights a diya.

Photos from Rediff.com

What will a place on the UNESCO World Heritage list do for Japanese cuisine? It depends on who you ask.

Read more (and see more beautiful food pictures) here.

Foodie Friday Part the First: Zagat gives a shoutout to Nicole Ponseca, who didn’t despair at the lack of Filipino cuisine in New York. She went and started her own restaurants. Sure, you might say, anybody with money can start a business, but...
Foodie Friday Part the First: Zagat gives a shoutout to Nicole Ponseca, who didn’t despair at the lack of Filipino cuisine in New York. She went and started her own restaurants.

Sure, you might say, anybody with money can start a business, but Ponseca’s story is all the more amazing because she started working in the restaurant industry as a host, waitstaff, and dishwasher while still working full time as an ad exec.

And let me just say, her spot Jeepney comes with only the best reviews from 18MR.

What Happens When We Speak: On Con Harassment and Fandom | Tor.com

writersyndrome:

An examination of the choice between speaking out and staying silent about harassment.

This is the hardest post I ever had to write for Tor.com, and probably not for the reasons you’re thinking of. Please read and signal-boost.

This speaks to a really important piece of why I pitched this campaign initially to 18MR: safety isn’t incumbent on someone who is the target of harassment. It is the responsibility of a community.

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