Himal KotelawalaSri Lanka on the brinkThe following is a longer version of a piece I wrote for The New Statesman published on April 27.Apr 28, 20221Apr 28, 20221
Himal KotelawalaSpoiler alertIn 2012, when the BBC’s Sherlock was all the rage and people were freaking out about the new season, a Sri Lankan Twitter mutual committed…Jan 29, 2022Jan 29, 2022
Himal KotelawalaOn superlatHyperbole is the internet’s default setting. Almost always, we react to new books, movies, music and TV shows in superlatives. Everything…Oct 3, 2021Oct 3, 2021
Himal KotelawalaSex is never just sex, is it?It comes with expectations. Even the absence of expectations is an expectation.Sep 25, 2021Sep 25, 2021
Himal KotelawalaBetter not kill the grooveI’ve been trying my hand at flash fiction. Rather clumsily, if I’m being honest. The following is part of a writing exercise that only said…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Himal KotelawalaBlack Widow: what might’ve beenIf there’s one thing Black Widow (2021) proved beyond a doubt, it’s that the fewer superpowers the protagonists in these movies have, the…Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
Himal KotelawalaInnocent hateSome people like to defend homophobia in Sri Lanka as a kind of “benign” bigotry, claiming it largely comes from a place of “innocent”…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Himal Kotelawala‘Paangshu’ — some very late thoughtsThis is something I wrote as a college assignment some months ago. Reproduced here with permission from the lecturer.Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Himal KotelawalaWhere did the weekend go?Have you ever noticed how time seems to move faster the older you get?Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
Himal KotelawalaConfessions of a hackThis screenshot was doing the rounds on Twitter the other day.Dec 14, 20204Dec 14, 20204