Archive for August, 2007
Television Woes
When I was in school, The Times of India's sales were on the rise, as the newspaper had reinvented itself, complete with colour photos and relevant local content. A whole bunch of people had switched loyalties to move to the TOI, and I remember my folks also choosing to move to it, discarding the good old Indian Express, quite unceremoniously. [...]
Click
As usual, weekend comprised of some mindless movie-watching spree, one of which was this movie called 'Click', starring Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken and Kate Beckinsale. Adam Sandler is an associate at a design firm, with David Hasslehoff as his boss, and he desperately wants to be made partner, and is willing to sacrifice family time in [...]
What’s in a Re-name?
What's in a name? Much more than the good old bard thought, apparently. Considering the substantial furore caused due to the renaming spree that most cities in our country have had to endure ever since Bombay became Mumbai and Madras was rechristened Chennai, states, cities and towns are competing against each other with a never-before-seen [...]
Ewmew Fudd
This was something I had stumbled upon quite some time ago, and for some strange reason, it resurfaced in my memory, at the most opportune time when I wanted to blog about it. For those sorry souls who don't know Elmer Fudd, and for those that do and would be infinitely kicked by it - THIS!
Deathly Hallows Trivia
Possible Harry Potter book 7 spoilers BEGIN here Like all other Harry Potter enthusiasts, I managed to finish reading 'The Deathly Hallows' on the very same day that I picked it from the bookstore. However, the fast pace and the information packed in the book warranted a second reading, which I just finished a few days ago, and some interesting [...]
Copenhagen
Over lunch today, I overheard two chaps talking about this bridge that went under the sea and connected to cities in Europe. They were talking about how it looked so cool in the pic when it seemed to vanish into the sea, only to re-emerge on the other end. The bridge they were talking about is the ?resund bridge, that connects Copenhagen, Denmark [...]
Confessions of a Social Misfit – part 1
What do a Teenage Drama Queen, a Dangerous Mind, a Window Cleaner, devout Roman Catholics and now I, have in common?Well, the answer, my friend, is not blowing in the wind, but is staring at you in the face in the title of this post. These 'Confessions of A Social Misfit' series, when not entirely autobiographical (and not entirely [...]
Men of God
Religion to me is very personal, and my transactions with the almighty don't depend necessarily on the holiness of the place, as much as they depend on how much peace I derive while being there. I was told to visit the temple when I had been to Gokarna a few days ago, for it was supposed to be a very holy place, akin to Kashi in the north, and [...]
