Heard yesterday on TV “The nights are hard . . .” . This is from a person on the street in NYC. Not a homeless person, not a person who can’t afford a roof over his head. No, this guy is camping out, outside Apple Stores, as are many others to buy a new iPhone. […]
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Sweet
This time with my relatives from India, my parents sent along this lovely box of Dhoda. Now Dhoda, if you’ve never had it, is like milk-cake but richer (if that’s possible). Sometimes I break away little pieces and warm them in the microwave, and warmed over, this little dhoda piece is sort of floating in […]
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Pan’s Labyrinth mixes two vastly different story-lines to create one beautiful film. On one hand, we have the story of Ofelia, a young girl of about 9-10, who when faced with unpleasant reality, takes refuge in a mystical world of fauns and fairies, and on the other we have the story of the Spanish rebels […]
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[amazon_link id=”B0020PKTAE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I’ve had guests from India in large numbers recently; I had mattresses down in every corner of the house. Kith-and-kin and friends of kith-and-kin. Living here for a while now, makes you aware of how high-maintenance desi guests are. The kind that I encounter at least . Here, there are […]
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