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Comic 39: Breaking Bad
In high school, a childhood friend and I would race home after school every day, so that we could grab a snack and watch Yo! MTV Raps. It wasn’t enough to watch it, though. We would record that shit, so that we could rewatch the videos and discuss the nuances of what the hosts (Ed Lover, Doctor Dre, and Fab 5 Freddy) had to say.
For two nerdy Indian teenagers, watching hip-hop videos was really the same thing as playing with Transformers: pure fantasy. We watched rap videos the way housewives watched soap operas-to pretend for a little while, usually with a pile of junk food in front of us.
These days, the best I can say for myself is that I demand better writing, cinematography, and sound design from my fantasy worlds. It might have more nuance ...Read More 
Episode 13: C-Heads (guest starring Sunny Leone)
I’m currently in El Salvador, on a trip through Central America to scope a mobile app for a client. At least that’s what’s happening in real life. In my head, ever since I left my family at 4am to make it to the airport, I’ve been on a secret mission to do business with (and perhaps assassinate) a drug lord and his capos.
In my head, my suitcase is full of money, and I have a handgun in my laptop bag. I put an odorless, flavorless poison into a really expensive bottle of tequila, and if business goes sour, I might use it to “celebrate” with some dudes I don’t want around anymore. I swagger up to the customs lady and offer only a blank stare, so as not to let on about the fantasy objects that I’m not really carrying.
Ever ...Read More