The Ig Nobles were awarded this month. A winner would be someone who “has done something that first makes people LAUGH, then makes them THINK.” According to the Ig Noble organisers, the products of the awardees efforts are “achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced.” These awards are presented by genuine Nobel prize winners, […]
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We want more, more, more ….
I’ve watched a couple of episodes of “Men Maange More” on Star One, and its hosted by Yudhishtir (or Yudi as he calls himself) a former Channel [V] veejay. Touted, I think, as the metrosexual man’s guide to gadgets, gizmos, fashion and all things hip, it elevates superficialness to an art form. The latest plasma […]
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This is the first novel by Khaled Hosseini, and I’d describe it as stunning. And I actually mean stunning – I’m not saying it for effect. Once in a while you read a novel where the prose is so clear, that each word has impact, and you can see the events unfolding before your eyes. […]
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Recently seen English films : – Crash– Longest Yard– Sahara– Monster-in-law– Guess who– Coach carter “Crash” has many characters as protagonists connected together by events, and is a story of each of their lives, and how they are influenced by their race, language, baggage, perception and prejudice. We see obvious perverts, and then we see […]
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Just finished reading “The devil wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger, and while the book is not “literature” it’s one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a while. It’s about Andrea Sachs straight out of college, landig a job at the most hip fashion magazine “Runway” as Chief Editor Miranda Priestley’s junior assistant. Miranda […]
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You go out shopping, you go out for any reason, and what do you see ? Gawkers, people with ostensibly no purpose standing on the roadside, gawking. And you see them everywhere. Amazingly on every Indian street-corner, so many people with nothing to do, with free time on their hands. So, I guess trouble-makers have […]
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A friend pointed me to this site. The words are true, and the pictures beautiful. Note that the presentation has audio, and takes a few seconds to load. Categories : _miscellanous
Read the rest of this entry »The Mistress of Spices
Just finished reading “Mistress of Spices” by Chitra B. Divakaruni. This is one I’d skipped because the introduction hadn’t looked too good. But apparently there is a movie now, and since I will see the movie, better read the book first. So did. The prose is long-winded, almost lyrical, a little more and it would […]
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