Well, There Goes That

The Guardian has reported that Padma Lakshmi and recently knighted Sir Salman Rushdie are getting a divorce after three years of marriage. According to the report, Lakshmi asked for the divorce. It's all good. If you are looking for a man of danger, Salman's playing the field. If you want to date a super hot woman with a refined palate and an affinity for the gange, you'll have to keep waiting. Gawker reports that Ms. Lakshmi has been seen on the town with grouchy foodie Anthony Bourdain.

Call Him Sir Salman

Salman Rushdie today was knighted by the Queen of England for his services to literature. I tip my hat to him. He is married to possibly one of the smartest, most attractive women on the planet in Padma Lakshmi, i.e. the one on the left in the photo. And he is one of the best writers of the 20th Century along with being an incisive social commentator.

Unlike many literary choices for awards (Gunther Grass, you're on notice), The Satanic Verses is an actually amazing read. I read it back in high school. It was really trippy and only as I finished did I realize I wasn't ready for what I had just experienced. Just thinking about it makes me want to go on a hunt through my house to dig it back out again.

But, again, congrats to Sir Rushdie. He is very deserving of the award of knighthood, especially considering that Islam still has a fatwa on his head for it.