Category Archives: media

Sachin – God AND The Victimized ?

Posted on November 13, 2009 by superstarksa

I wrote this more than 7.5 years ago, even before I started this blog. Parts of it still seem fresh and why not? The man is still playing at his best, 20 years after he began. Rock on, Tendlya. Rock … Continue reading →

Posted in Cricket, media, sports, test matches | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Cogito Ergo Bum

Posted on May 22, 2008 by superstarksa

Ok, I am starting to lose my touch with titles on blog posts. That title is so lame. So let me first explain what this post is about. This post is not about callipygian features. It’s about allegiances and disappointment, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, enna kodumai sir idhu, India, madras, media, WTF | Tagged , | 8 Comments

The Stig – Revealed?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by superstarksa

Some say he has go faster stripes on his back, and that he’s the love child of God and an Aston Martin v12. Yet others say that his genitals are on upside down, and that if he could be bothered, … Continue reading →

Posted in For laughs, TV | 9 Comments

The timely five year tag

Posted on February 10, 2008 by superstarksa

Ten days ago, Lekhni tagged me and urged me to essentially recycle 5 of my old posts. Normally I don’t do tags. I mean, unless there is potential for me to play the fool and essentially evoke a few laughs … Continue reading →

Posted in 55-words, bcci, Blogs, bollywood, Cars, Cricket, food, For laughs, friends, India, kodambakkam, koothu, Life, madras, media, Movies, Music, Personal | 22 Comments

And the circus begins…

Posted on December 31, 2007 by superstarksa

Every Australian tour is packaged with pitfalls, both for individual and the team itself. The team pitfalls come on the field, via the Aussie juggernaut. But the individual holes are dug by the team management and in some cases, allegedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, bcci, Cricket, Down Under, India, koothu, media, sports | 4 Comments

Asok (19** – 2007)

Posted on December 7, 2007 by superstarksa

Asok, the world’s most famous desi intern and telekinetic IIT alum, died today. His age is unknown. More here…

Posted in comics, Dilbert, India, Life | 1 Comment

Dard-e-Disclosure

Posted on November 23, 2007 by superstarksa

Everybody has a secret they fight to keep – a secret so dark that it makes their skin crawl and feel like numerous caterpillars have deigned to walk on it. For some, it is inappropriate thoughts. For others it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, For laughs, India, Life, Movies, Personal | 22 Comments

The truth about India’s shame?

Posted on October 25, 2007 by superstarksa

It’s not always that just the title of an article would invoke a sense of dark foreboding. When a post from Prem Panicker’s blog popped up on one’s feed reader, a mild curiosity was aroused. And a few minutes ago … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Writing Reviews

Posted on August 20, 2007 by superstarksa

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to … Continue reading →

Posted in bollywood, harry potter, Hollywood, media, Movies, reviews | 8 Comments

Footloose Blues Redux

Posted on August 7, 2007 by superstarksa

Update: Thanks for the clarifications, Su. The post’s duly updated to reflect your clarifications. A couple of years ago, I had ranted (parts 1 and 2) about the disdain shown towards “massy” dappankuthu (and in general non-Hindi/non-Bhangra) type numbers by … Continue reading →

Posted in India, koothu, Life, madras, media, Movies, Music | 12 Comments