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Archive for April, 2010

Good for me

Amy Grant’s “Heart in motion” album released in 1991. The video “Good for me” is a silly, “outtake-ish” style one, but the song is fun nevertheless : [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90778kQ4FQY]

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The Great Indian tamasha : Tharoor and the IPL

All the Indian media can talk about is Shashi Tharoor and the IPL scandal. The head honchos of Indian politics are ready to make important decisions about his suitability as a Minister, and everyone’s horrified at the “inappropriate” behavior. Wow – you think that there may be some shady dealings in the IPL ? In […]

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Is this empowerment ?

When I saw this promo on TV, I thought finally – someone with their head screwed on the right way :[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVfL6kmciXM] Unfortunately and horrifyingly, as it turns out in this serial, the heroine, the girl who speaks up, marries the ring-leader of the molesters (the guy in black). Disturbing, to put it mildly. Sevati Ninan […]

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Stuck with you

I have always liked his slightly raspy voice, and here is one my favorites from Huey Lewis (and the News). “Stuck with you” is circa 1986, and you can probably tell that from the video – it’s sweet, corny and a little dumb, but I’m not complaining. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8b0IKQxx2k]

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Book Review : Venus

Title : VenusAuthor : Ben BovaGenre : Science fictionPages : 382Rating : 3.85/5 One of the books in the “Grand Tour” series by Hugo award winner Ben Bova, Venus is a novel about space travel and exploring new worlds. It is also a classic “underdog” tale with a bit of the “coming-of-age” genre mixed in. […]

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