Muzaffar Ali in conversation with Professor Fatmi.
Allahabad has been home to a large community of Anglo-Indians since the time of British colonial rule. Though many members migrated to Australia and the United Kingdom sometime in the 1970s, the community still has sizeable presence in the city. My teaching job at the Boys’ High School connected me to this community and their delectable cuisine: a mixture of Indian and British culinary heritage. I discovered the Goan dish vindaloo, Christmas cakes baked at Bushy’s, and homemade mustard dips. Bushy’s, a bakery run by a Muslim family since 1963, still bakes in traditional wood-fired ovens. It is the only traditional bakery in Allahabad and, come Christmas, all Christian families book a slot at Bushy’s, lining up with their cake batter loaded with dry fruits soaked in rum.
CT auditor claims animation company Blue Sky Studios received $49 million in excessive tax credits
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Former Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, center, in June 2011 at Blue Sky Studios in Greenwich, Conn., alongside Catherine Smith who led the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development during Malloy’s administration; and Brian Keane, then chief operating officer of Blue Sky.Helen Neafsey / ST
As Walt Disney backs up the trucks in Greenwich to load up the remnants of Blue Sky Studios the animation studio is set to close next week is it making off with $49 million in Connecticut incentives that never should have been awarded?
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The acquisition of 20th Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company has already had a complex impact on the entertainment industry, with countless projects being greenlit or cancelled altogether in order to streamline production. One of the most heartbreaking films to fall into the latter category has been Nimona, the feature film that has been in the works at Blue Sky for multiple years, and was less than a year away from its targeted release date. The film would adapt S
he-Ra and the Princesses of Power creator Noelle Stevenson s beloved graphic novel of the same name and now, a new report from
Ice Age Studio, Blue Sky, Being Closed By Disney
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A beloved animation studio is, unfortunately, closing its doors, as Disney has announced it is closing Blue Sky Studios. Blue Sky Studios is well known to fans thanks to franchises like
Ice Age and
Rio, which helped it amass $5.9 billion at the box office over the course of 13 films. As for the reason, it appears to be cost-cutting due to the current pandemic, which has resulted in the closures of Disney s parks and resulted in low turnout in theaters, two substantial revenue streams for Disney. The last day for Blue Sky employees, of which there are 450, will be sometime in April, and Disney is working with employees to explore open positions with other internal studios (via Deadline).
Nimona Movie Cancelled by Disney Less Than a Year Before Release
Fans of
Nimona. The movie was less than a year away and had been in development since around 2015, with a release date already scheduled for release on January 14th of 2022. According to The Hollywood Reporter s Borys Kit, sources indicated that the movie was about 75% complete and theorized that perhaps another studio could step in and finish the project.
In a tweet, Stevenson reacted to the news writing: Sad day. Thanks for the well wishes, and sending so much love to everyone at Blue Sky. Forever grateful for all the care and joy you poured into Nimona. Collaborator Pamela Ribon, who previously penned the script for Ralph Breaks the Internet and worked on Moana, also tweeted: Blue Sky was filled with funny, talented, passionate, creative artists who welcomed you in as family. I m so sad you won t get to see NIMONA. We were doing something pretty great.