Our partner in crime Sturtle stumbles across a selection of recent pin-up features on the Times of India website and wonders what would happen if the phenomenon caught on stateside: "Would they involve a bikini-clad William Safire lolling about Bryant Park? Maureen Dowd wrapped provocatively in naught but newsprint in the middle of Times Square? Frank Rich in a loincloth, posed suggestively atop a lion at the public library?" The mind reels.

"Photogallery Desktop Calendar 2004", "Negar Khan - Dare Bare Act", "The Wet Look: Welcome Monsoon!" (photo galleries @ indiatimes.com, registration required - via Sturtle)
See also: "I'm proud to be an adult actress" (article on Bollywood star Neha Dhupia @ hindustantimes.com - thanks Sanj)
Previously: Padma Lakshmi

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