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Archive for February, 2007

The new (and improved) Aesop’s fables : Ash and the tree

Lot’s of hoo-ha about Aishwarya Rai’s marriage to a tree. A much debated topic now. Plus an enterprising lawyer from Patna has filed a case against the Bachhan’s for engaging in regressive practices etc. Really, this lawyer’s service to the nation in bringing to the fore this important issue for women’s rights is heartwarming : […]

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More from Nora Ephron

This is part II of this post. Some more excerpts from “Heartburn” – what Rachel Samstat thinks about stuff : Describing her husband Mark – He has a black beard , but the part of it that’s on the left side of his chin has a little white stripe in it, where the skin underneath […]

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The Jewish Prince Routine

Nora Ephron’s “Heartburn” came highly recommended. Although, the novel on the whoel was just about OK, Ephron had moments where she was just so bitingly fierce and funny at the same time, it made me yearn for more. It makes perfect sense to call hers a rapier wit. I believe she got most of her […]

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